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Hawk
·vt To raise by hawking, as phlegm.
II. Hawk ·noun A small board, with a handle on the under side, ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hawk
(Heb. netz, a word expressive of strong and rapid flight, and hence appropriate to the hawk). It is ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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hawk
Ware hawk; the word to look sharp, a bye-word when a bailiff passes. Hawk also signifies a sharper, ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hawk
n.
This common English bird-name isapplied in Australia to many species – – Brown-Hawk – – Hieracad...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Hawk
(Leviticus 11:16; 14:15; Job 39:26) The hawk includes various species of the Falconidae . With respe...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Hen
·noun The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hen
grace; quiet; rest
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
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Hen
Common in later times among the Jews in Palestine (Matt. 23:37; Luke 13:34). It is noticeable that t...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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hen
A woman. A cock and hen club; a club composed of men and women.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Hen
The hen is nowhere noticed in the Bible except in (Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34) That a bird so common ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Hawk moth
·- Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hawk-eyed
·adj Having a keen eye; sharpsighted; discerning.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hover-hawk
·noun The <<Kestrel>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea hawk
·- A jager gull.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Vanner hawk
·- The <<Kestrel>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Winkle-hawk
·noun A rectangular rent made in cloth;
— called also winkle-hole.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Night-hawk
(Heb. tahmas) occurs only in the list of unclean birds (Lev. 11:16; Deut. 14:15). This was supposed ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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ware hawk
An exclamation used by thieves to inform their confederates that some police officers are at hand.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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fish-hawk
n. English name applied to Pandion leucocephalus, Gould; called also the Osprey.
1848. J. Gould, `B...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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nankeen-hawk
n.
an Australian bird, Tinnunculus cenchroides, Vig. and Hors., whichis otherwise called Kestrel (q...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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nankeen hawk
n.
an Australian bird, Tinnunculus cenchroides, Vig. and Hors., whichis otherwise called Kestrel (q...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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quail-hawk
n.
name given to the bird Falco, or Harpa novae-zelandiae.See Hawk.
1882. T. H. Potts, `Out in the...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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swamp-hawk
n.
another name for the New Zealand Harrier. See harrier.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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winkle-hawk
(Dutch winkel-haak.) A rent in the shape of the letter L, frequently made in cloth. It is also calle...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Daker hen
·- The corncrake or land rail.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dandy-hen
·noun ·f A bantam fowl.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hen-hearted
·adj Cowardly; timid; chicken-hearted.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea hen
·- the common guillemot;
— applied also to various other sea birds.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Tappit hen
·- A hen having a tuft of feathers on her head.
II. Tappit hen ·- A measuring pot holding one quart...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Water hen
·- Any gallinule.
II. Water hen ·- The common American coot.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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hen-hearted
Cowardly.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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hen house
A house where the woman rules; called also a SHE HOUSE, and HEN FRIGATE: the latter a sea phrase, or...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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fat-hen
n.
a kind of wild spinach.In England the name is applied to various plants of thickfoliage.
1847. ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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jungle-hen
n.
name given to a mound-buildingbird, Megapodius tumulus, Gould. See also Megapode. The Indian Jun...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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mallee-hen
n.
Same as mallee-bird (q.v.).
1890. `Victorian Statutes-Game Act, Third Schedule':
[Close Season...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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maori-hen
n.
Same as Weka (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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moor-hen
n.
common English bird-name( Gallinula). The Australian species are – – the Black, Gallinula tenebr...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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native-hen
n.
name applied to various speciesof the genus Tribonyx (q.v.). The Australian speciesare – – Tribo...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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scrub-hen
i.q. scrub-fowl.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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swamp-hen
n.
an Australasian bird, Porphyrio melanonotus, Temm. (often incorrectlyshortened to Melanotus). Ca...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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mud-hen
The common name of the Virginia Rail ornithologists. It inhabits small streams and marshes.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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prairie-hen
The pinnated grouse of ornithologists. It is also called Heath-hen and Grouse in some parts of the c...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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clocking hen
a hen desirous of sitting to hatch her eggs. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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clucking hen
a hen desirous of sitting to hatch her eggs. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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hen-bawks
a hen-roost, from the bawks of which it consists. See BAWKS. N.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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cape-hen
See molly-mawk.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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hen-frigate
A ship wherein the captain's wife interfered in the duty or regulations.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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sea-hen
A name of the fish Trigla lyra, or crooner (which see).
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Blue Hen State
·add. ·- The State of Delaware;
— a popular sobriquet. It is said, though the story lacks proof, to...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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moon-eyed hen
A squinting wench.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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brood-hen star
The cluster of the Pleiades.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Hen and Chickens Court
North out of Fleet Street at No. 183, east of St. Dunstan's church, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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as fat as a hen in the forehead
A saying of a meagre person.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose