hawk-likeadj.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhawk-like.

Like a hawk, or like that of a hawk.

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?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xxii. 121 Who, hawk-like, ayres swiftest passenger That holds a timorous dove in chace [etc.].

1789 G. White Let. in Nat. Hist. Selborne 109 This species may be easily distinguished from the common buzzard by it's hawk-like appearance.

1892 Mrs. H. Ward David Grieve I. 6 With a sudden hawk-like gesture..she tried to get hold of it.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	hawk-like
释义	hawk-likeadj. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhawk-like. Like a hawk, or like that of a hawk. ΚΠ ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xxii. 121 Who, hawk-like, ayres swiftest passenger That holds a timorous dove in chace [etc.]. 1789 G. White Let. in Nat. Hist. Selborne 109 This species may be easily distinguished from the common buzzard by it's hawk-like appearance. 1892 Mrs. H. Ward David Grieve I. 6 With a sudden hawk-like gesture..she tried to get hold of it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.?1611
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