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n. [ See Pasha. ] 1. A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) Sciatica. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chawed p. pr. & vb. n. Chawing. ] [ See Chew. ] 1. To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit. [ 1913 Webster ]

The trampling steed, with gold and purple trapped,
Chawing the foamy bit, there fiercely stood. Surrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind working upon; to brood over. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

A word formerly in good use, but now regarded as vulgar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Chaw, v. t. ] 1. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid. [ Law ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Cf. Jaw. ] The jaw. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chaw bacon, a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout. (Law) --
Chaw tooth, a grinder. (Law) [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. chaudun, caudun, caldun; cf. G. kaldaunen guts, bowels, LL. calduna intestine, W. coluddyn gut, dim. of coludd bowels. ] Entrails. [ Obs. ] [ Written also chaudron, chauldron. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Church + haw a yard. ] Churchyard. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chin. kom-tsie. ] A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton. S. Wells Williams. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To give or make a present to. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. pl. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] Egyptian dancing girls, of a lower sort than the almeh.

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 ]

n. [ OE. hawe, AS. haga; akin to D. haag headge, G. hag, hecke, Icel. hagi pasture, Sw. hage, Dan. have garden. √12. Cf. Haggard, Ha-ha, Haugh, Hedge. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A hedge; an inclosed garden or yard. [ 1913 Webster ]

And eke there was a polecat in his haw. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The fruit of the hawthorn. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Anat.) The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating membrane, under Nictitate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. ha an interjection of wonder, surprise, or hesitation. ] An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like haw! also, the sound so made. “Hums or haws.” Congreve. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cut it short; don't prose -- don't hum and haw. Chesterfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

hemming and hawing speaking hesitantly and inarticulately, with numerous pauses and interjections. [ PJC ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Hawed p. pr. & vb. n. Hawing. ] [ Written also hoi. ] [ Perhaps connected with here, hither; cf., however, F. huhau, hurhau, hue, interj. used in turning a horse to the right, G. hott, hü, interj. used in calling to a horse. ] To turn to the near side, or toward the driver; -- said of cattle or a team: a word used by teamsters in guiding their teams, and most frequently in the imperative. See Gee. [ 1913 Webster ]

To haw and gee, or
To haw and gee about, to go from one thing to another without good reason; to have no settled purpose; to be irresolute or unstable. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To cause to turn, as a team, to the near side, or toward the driver; as, to haw a team of oxen. [ 1913 Webster ]

To haw and gee, or
To haw and gee about, to lead this way and that at will; to lead by the nose; to master or control. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. Belonging to Hawaii or the Sandwich Islands, or to the people of Hawaii. -- n. A native of Hawaii. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Probably, the baked berry of the hawthorn tree, that is, coarse fare. See 1st Haw, 2. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The common European grosbeak (Coccothraustes vulgaris); -- called also cherry finch, and coble. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Of imitative origin. ] To laugh boisterously. [ Colloq. U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

We haw-haw'd, I tell you, for more than half an hour. Major Jack Downing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Duplication of haw a hedge. ] 1. See Ha-ha. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- hee-haw, horselaugh, ha-ha. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. a sunken fence (so as not to interfere with the view). [ wns=3 ]
Syn. -- haha. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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. See Haulm, straw. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] To lounge; to loiter. [ Prov. Eng. ] Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Orig. a hawse hole, or hole in the bow of the ship; cf. Icel. hals, hāls, neck, part of the bows of a ship, AS. heals neck. See Collar, and cf. Halse to embrace. ] 1. A hawse hole. Harris. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) (a) The situation of the cables when a vessel is moored with two anchors, one on the starboard, the other on the port bow. (b) The distance ahead to which the cables usually extend; as, the ship has a clear or open hawse, or a foul hawse; to anchor in our hawse, or athwart hawse. (c) That part of a vessel's bow in which are the hawse holes for the cables. [ 1913 Webster ]

Athwart hawse. See under Athwart. --
Foul hawse, a hawse in which the cables cross each other, or are twisted together. --
Hawse block, a block used to stop up a hawse hole at sea; -- called also hawse plug. --
Hawse piece, one of the foremost timbers of a ship, through which the hawse hole is cut. --
Hawse plug. Same as Hawse block (above). --
To come in at the hawse holes, to enter the naval service at the lowest grade. [ Cant ] --
To freshen the hawse, to veer out a little more cable and bring the chafe and strain on another part. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a hole in the bow of a ship, through which the anchor rope or cable passes.
Syn. -- hawse, hawsepipe. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]