a. Curved like a hawk's bill; crooked. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To sell goods by outcry in the street. [ Obs. ] Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who sells wares by crying them in the street; hence, a peddler or a packman. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. AS. hafecere. See 1st Hawk. ] A falconer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Hockey. Holloway. [ 1913 Webster ]

. Iowa; -- a nickname of obscure origin. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]