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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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Hawked \Hawked\ (h[add]kt), a.
Curved like a hawk's bill; crooked.
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