hawk¹ /hök/

1. A name given to many birds of prey of the family Accipitridae (related to the falcons) which includes the eagles and buzzards, esp to those of the sparrowhawk and goshawk genus (Accipiter)
2. (in the USA) applied also to some falcons
3. (in pl) all members of the Accipitridae (biology)
4. A hawk moth
5. A predatory or a keen-sighted person
6. (in politics, industrial relations, etc) a person who advocates war, aggressiveness or confrontation rather than peace and conciliation, opp to dove

1. To hunt with trained hawks
2. To hunt on the wing

hawkˈer noun

A person who hunts with a hawk

hawkˈing noun

Falconry

1. Practising falconry
2. Hawklike, keen (Shakespeare)

hawkˈish adjective

hawkˈishly adverb

hawkˈishness noun

hawkˈlike adjective

hawkˈ-beaked or hawkˈ-billed adjective

With a beak, or nose, like a hawk's bill

hawkˈbell noun

A small bell attached to a hawk's leg

hawkˈbit noun

A plant (genus Leontodon) closely related to the dandelion

hawkˈ-eyed adjective

Sharp-sighted

hawk moth noun

Any member of the Sphinx family, heavy moths with hovering flight

hawkˈ-nosed adjective

Having a hooked beak or nose

hawk owl noun

A long-tailed owl resembling a hawk in flight

hawksˈbeard noun

A plant (genus Crepis) very like hawkweed

hawksˈbill noun

A hawk-beaked turtle

hawkˈweed noun (botany)

A genus (Hieracium) of yellow-headed ligulate-flowered composites

know a hawk from a handsaw

(prob for heronshaw) to be able to judge between things pretty well

watch like a hawk

To keep a close eye on

hawk³ /hök/

To force up (phlegm, etc) from the throat

To clear the throat noisily

The act of doing so

hawk⁴ /hök/

A plasterer's slab with a handle underneath

dove¹ /duv/

1. A pigeon (often in combination, as eg ringdove, turtle-dove) and used esp of the smaller species
2. An old word of endearment
3. An emblem of innocence and gentleness, also of the Holy Spirit (Bible, Matthew 3.17)
4. In politics and industrial relations, etc, a person who seeks peace and conciliation rather than confrontation or war, opp to hawk
5. (with cap) the constellation Columba
6. A tablet of the drug Ecstasy (often with a figure of a dove stamped on it, slang)

To treat as a dove

doveˈishness noun

doveˈlet noun

A small dove

doveˈlike adjective

1. Like a dove
2. Innocent

dovˈish or doveˈish adjective

1. Dovelike
2. Seeking peace and conciliation rather than confrontation or war

doveˈ-colour noun

Dove grey

doveˈcot or doveˈcote noun

1. A small building or structure in which pigeons breed
2. A pigeon-house

doveˈ-drawn adjective (Shakespeare)

Drawn by doves

doveˈ-eyed adjective

Meek-eyed

dove grey noun

A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour

doveˈ-house noun

A dovecot

dove'sˈ-foot noun

A name for some species of cranesbill (Geranium dissectum, Geranium molle, etc)

doveˈtail noun

1. A tenon shaped like a dove's spread tail, for fastening boards
2. A joint of alternate tenons and mortises of that shape

transitive verb and intransitive verb

1. To fit by one or more dovetails
2. To fit or join together neatly (often with into or with)

doveˈtailing noun

dovetail saw noun

A small tenon saw

flutter the dovecots

To disturb commonplace, conventional people, as the eagle would a dovecot (see Shakespeare, Coriolanus V.6.115)

hawker² /höˈkər/

A person who goes round houses or streets offering goods for sale, using a beast of burden or vehicle (distinguished from a pedlar, who carries his wares bodily)

hawk transitive verb

1. To carry around for sale
2. To cry (one's wares) while doing this

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