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† ˈwaskite Obs. rare—1.
[Of obscure origin; prob. an erroneous form.
Not for wasp-kite, as that word (if genuine) denotes a bird of the Old World.]
Given by Izaak Walton as the name of a long-winged hawk, native of Virginia.
1655Walton Angler i. (1661) 13 [List of long-winged hawks.] The Waskite from Virginia. |