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Awk - Odd; out of order; perverse.
Cawk - An opaque, compact variety of barite, or heavy spar.
Dawk - See Dak.
Dawk - To cut or mark with an incision; to gash.
Dawk - A hollow, crack, or cut, in timber.
Dorhawk - The European goatsucker; -- so called because it eats the dor beetle. See Goatsucker.
Dorrhawk - See Dorhawk.
Fishhawk - The osprey (Pandion haliaetus), 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.
Gawk - A cuckoo.
Gawk - A simpleton; a booby; a gawky.
Gawk - To act like a gawky.
Goshawk - 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. Novae-Hollandiae) is pure white.
Hawk - 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.
Hawk - To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry.
Hawk - To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies.
Hawk - 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.
Hawk - To raise by hawking, as phlegm.
Hawk - An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise.
Hawk - 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.
Hawk - A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar.
Hover-hawk - The kestrel.
Jashawk - A young hawk.
Mawk - A maggot.
Mawk - A slattern; a mawks.
Mohawk - One of a tribe of Indians who formed part of the Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of the Mohawk River.
Mohawk - One of certain ruffians who infested the streets of London in the time of Addison, and took the name from the Mohawk Indians.
Molly-mawk - See Mollemoke.
Pawk - A small lobster.
Sea hawk - A jager gull.
Sparhawk - The sparrow hawk.
Squawk - To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly.
Squawk - Act of squawking; a harsh squeak.
Squawk - The American night heron. See under Night.
Tomahawk - A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.
Tomahawk - To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.
Vanner hawk - The kestrel.
Cawk - An opaque, compact variety of barite, or heavy spar.
Dawk - See Dak.
Dawk - To cut or mark with an incision; to gash.
Dawk - A hollow, crack, or cut, in timber.
Dorhawk - The European goatsucker; -- so called because it eats the dor beetle. See Goatsucker.
Dorrhawk - See Dorhawk.
Fishhawk - The osprey (Pandion haliaetus), 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.
Gawk - A cuckoo.
Gawk - A simpleton; a booby; a gawky.
Gawk - To act like a gawky.
Goshawk - 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. Novae-Hollandiae) is pure white.
Hawk - 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.
Hawk - To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry.
Hawk - To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies.
Hawk - 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.
Hawk - To raise by hawking, as phlegm.
Hawk - An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise.
Hawk - 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.
Hawk - A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar.
Hover-hawk - The kestrel.
Jashawk - A young hawk.
Mawk - A maggot.
Mawk - A slattern; a mawks.
Mohawk - One of a tribe of Indians who formed part of the Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of the Mohawk River.
Mohawk - One of certain ruffians who infested the streets of London in the time of Addison, and took the name from the Mohawk Indians.
Molly-mawk - See Mollemoke.
Pawk - A small lobster.
Sea hawk - A jager gull.
Sparhawk - The sparrow hawk.
Squawk - To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly.
Squawk - Act of squawking; a harsh squeak.
Squawk - The American night heron. See under Night.
Tomahawk - A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.
Tomahawk - To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.
Vanner hawk - The kestrel.
Winkle-hawk - A rectangular rent made in cloth; -- called also winkle-hole.