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Hawk \Hawk\ (h[add]k), n. [OE. hauk (prob. fr. Icel.), havek,
AS. hafoc, heafoc; akin to D. havik, OHG. habuh, G. habicht,
Icel. haukr, Sw. h["o]k, Dan. h["o]g, prob. from the root of
E. heave.] (Zool.)
One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the
family {Falconid[ae]}. 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.
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Note: 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}.
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{Bee hawk} (Zool.), the honey buzzard.

{Eagle hawk}. See under {Eagle}.

{Hawk eagle} (Zool.), an Asiatic bird of the genus
{Spiz[ae]tus}, or {Limn[ae]tus}, intermediate between the
hawks and eagles. There are several species.

{Hawk fly} (Zool.), a voracious fly of the family
{Asilid[ae]}. 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.
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Hawk \Hawk\, n. [W. hoch.]
An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied
with noise.
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Hawk \Hawk\, v. t. [Akin to D. hauker a hawker, G. h["o]ken,
h["o]cken, to higgle, to retail, h["o]ke, h["o]ker, 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.
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His works were hawked in every street. --Swift.
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Hawk \Hawk\, n. (Masonry)
A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold
mortar.
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{Hawk boy}, an attendant on a plasterer to supply him with
mortar.
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Hawk \Hawk\ (h[add]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hawked} (h[add]kt);
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.
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A falconer Henry is, when Emma hawks. --Prior.
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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.
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A falcon, towering in her pride of place,
Was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed. --Shak.
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Hawk \Hawk\, 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.
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Hawk \Hawk\, v. t.
To raise by hawking, as phlegm.
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