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n. (Zool.) The European goatsucker; -- so called because it eats the dor beetle. See Goatsucker. [ Written also dorrhawk. ] Booth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Dorhawk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The osprey (Pandion haliaëtus), found both in Europe and America; -- so called because it plunges into the water and seizes fishes in its talons. Called also fishing eagle, and bald buzzard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. gōshafuc, lit., goosehawk; or Icel. gāshaukr. See Goose, and Hawk the bird. ] (Zool.) Any large hawk of the genus Astur, of which many species and varieties are known. The European (Astur palumbarius) and the American (A. atricapillus) are the best known species. They are noted for their powerful flight, activity, and courage. The Australian goshawk (A. Novæ-Hollandiæ) is pure white. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ W. hochi. ] To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To raise by hawking, as phlegm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ W. hoch. ] An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. hauk (prob. fr. Icel.), havek, AS. hafoc, heafoc; akin to D. havik, OHG. habuh, G. habicht, Icel. haukr, Sw. hök, Dan. hög, prob. from the root of E. heave. ] (Zool.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Among the common American species are the red-tailed hawk (Buteo borealis); the red-shouldered (Buteo lineatus); the broad-winged (Buteo Pennsylvanicus); the rough-legged (Archibuteo lagopus); the sharp-shinned (Accipiter fuscus). See Fishhawk, Goshawk, Marsh hawk, under Marsh, Night hawk, under Night. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bee hawk (Zool.), the honey buzzard. --
Eagle hawk. See under Eagle. --
Hawk eagle (Zool.), an Asiatic bird of the genus Spizaetus, or Limnaetus, intermediate between the hawks and eagles. There are several species. --
Hawk fly (Zool.), a voracious fly of the family Asilidae. See Hornet fly, under Hornet. --
Hawk moth. (Zool.) See Hawk moth, in the Vocabulary. --
Hawk owl. (Zool.) (a) A northern owl (Surnia ulula) of Europe and America. It flies by day, and in some respects resembles the hawks. (b) An owl of India (Ninox scutellatus). --
Hawk's bill (Horology), the pawl for the rack, in the striking mechanism of a clock. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Hawked p. pr. & vb. n. Hawking. ] 1. To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry. [ 1913 Webster ]

A falconer Henry is, when Emma hawks. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

A falcon, towering in her pride of place,
Was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Akin to D. hauker a hawker, G. höken, höcken, to higgle, to retail, höke, höker, a higgler, huckster. See Huckster. ] To offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle; as, to hawk goods or pamphlets. [ 1913 Webster ]

His works were hawked in every street. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Masonry) A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hawk boy, an attendant on a plasterer to supply him with mortar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The fall dandelion (Leontodon autumnale). [ 1913 Webster ]

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

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

n. See Hockey. Holloway. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having very keen vision; sharp-sighted; discerning. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- keen-sighted, lynx-eyed, quick-sighted, sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. alert to possible danger. [ wns=2 ]
Syn. -- argus-eyed, open-eyed, unsleeping, vigilant, wary, watchful. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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

(Zool.) Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed. They fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larvae are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright colors, and often with a caudal spine. See Sphinx, also Tobacco worm, and Tomato worm.
Syn. -- hawk moth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

Tobacco Hawk Moth (Macrosila Carolina), and its Larva, the Tobacco Worm. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The larvae of several species of hawk moths feed on grapevines. The elm-tree hawk moth is Ceratomia Amyntor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; found in the Northern hemisphere.
Syn. -- hawk's-beards. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret.
Syn. -- hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See hawkbill.
Syn. -- hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Hieracium; -- so called from the ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their vision. (b) A plant of the genus Senecio (Senecio hieracifolius). Loudon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The kestrel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ A corruption of eyas hawk. ] (Zool.) A young hawk. Booth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A name given to a free-booting, unenlisted, armed man or guerrilla. [ A term of opprobrium used in the war of 1861-65, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. 1. (Ethnol.) One of a tribe of Indians who formed part of the Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of the Mohawk River. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One of certain ruffians who infested the streets of London in the time of Addison, and took the name from the Mohawk Indians. [ Slang ] Spectator. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A person who likes to be active late at night; a night owl.
Syn. -- night owl, nightbird. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Zool.) Any of several mainly nocturnal North American goatsuckers, especially Chordeiles minor, or the related European goatsucker Caprimulgus europaeus, also called the nightjar.
Syn. -- bullbat, mosquito hawk. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

(Zool.) A jager gull. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. sperhauke. ] (Zool.) The sparrow hawk. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Of American Indian origin; cf. Algonkin tomehagen, Mohegan tumnahegan, Delaware tamoihecan. ] A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tomahawked p. pr. & vb. n. Tomahawking. ] To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk. [ 1913 Webster ]

The kestrel. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]