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Definition of Hawks

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Singing Sing"ing, a. & n. from Sing, v. Singing bird. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Popularly, any bird that sings; a song bird. (b) Specifically, any one of the Oscines. Singing book, a book containing music for singing; a book of tunes. Singing falcon or hawk. (Zo["o]l.) See Chanting falcon, under Chanting. Singing fish (Zo["o]l.), a California toadfish (Porichthys porosissimus). Singing flame (Acoustics), a flame, as of hydrogen or coal gas, burning within a tube and so adjusted as to set the air within the tube in vibration, causing sound. The apparatus is called also chemical harmonicon. Singing master, a man who teaches vocal music. Singing school, a school in which persons are instructed in singing.
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Hawk Hawk, n. (Masonry) A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar. Hawk boy, an attendant on a plasterer to supply him with mortar.
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Hawk Hawk, 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. A falconer Henry is, when Emma hawks. --Prior. 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. 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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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. His works were hawked in every street. --Swift.

Meaning of Hawks from wikipedia

- accipitrine hawks in regions where buzzard is preferred for the buteonine hawks. All these groups are members of the family Accipitridae, which includes hawks and...
- The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball ****ociation (NBA) as a member...
- Hawks on Hawks is a book of interviews between critic Joseph McBride and director Howard Hawks first published in 1982. Hawks explains his views on directing...
- 1911, Hawks's youngest sibling, Helen, died suddenly of food poisoning. From 1910 to 1912, Hawks attended Pasadena High School. In 1912, the Hawks family...
- Look up hawk tuah in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hawk tuah (/ˌhɔːk ˈtuːə/ HAWK TOO-ə) is an internet meme originating from a viral YouTube video...
- commonly take small mammals and sometimes reptiles. Like most related hawks, Cooper's hawks prefer to nest in tall trees with extensive canopy cover and can...
- Hawks (8 Mk.51, 7 Mk.51A, 16 Mk.66) Fighter Squadron 41 (HävLLv 41) Finnish Air Force Display Team Midnight Hawks  India Indian Air Force – 123 Hawk 132s...
- The Illawarra Hawks (formerly the Wollongong Hawks and The Hawks) are an Australian professional basketball team based in Wollongong, New South Wales....
- invertebrates can seem rare in the hawk's regular diet, but they are not infrequently taken by immature hawks. Red-tailed hawks may survive on islands absent...
- The Hawks may refer to: The Hawks (band), a back-up band of singer Ronnie Hawkins The Band, or "Levon & The Hawks", which originated from the Hawks The...