nankeen-hawk

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• nankeen hawk

  n. an Australian bird, Tinnunculus cenchroides, Vig. and Hors., whichis otherwise called Kestrel (q...

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• Nankeen

  ·noun Trousers made of nankeen. II. Nankeen ·noun An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring...

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• nankeen

  (A Chinese word.) A species of light yellow or fawn-colored cloth, made from cotton of the same colo...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Hawk

  ·vt To raise by hawking, as phlegm. II. Hawk ·noun A small board, with a handle on the under side, ...

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• Hawk

  (Heb. netz, a word expressive of strong and rapid flight, and hence appropriate to the hawk). It is ...

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• hawk

  Ware hawk; the word to look sharp, a bye-word when a bailiff passes. Hawk also signifies a sharper, ...

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• hawk

  n. This common English bird-name isapplied in Australia to many species – – Brown-Hawk – – Hieracad...

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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

• nankeen bird

  See nankeen crane ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• nankeen crane

  or Nankeen Bird, or Nankeen Night Heron n. the Australian bird Nycticorax caledonicus, Gmel. Both ...

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• nankeen gum

  See gum. ...

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• Hawk moth

  ·- Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large...

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• Hawk-eyed

  ·adj Having a keen eye; sharpsighted; discerning. ...

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• Hover-hawk

  ·noun The <<Kestrel>>. ...

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• Sea hawk

  ·- A jager gull. ...

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• Vanner hawk

  ·- The <<Kestrel>>. ...

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• Winkle-hawk

  ·noun A rectangular rent made in cloth; — called also winkle-hole. ...

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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

• ware hawk

  An exclamation used by thieves to inform their confederates that some police officers are at hand. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• fish-hawk

  n. English name applied to Pandion leucocephalus, Gould; called also the Osprey. 1848. J. Gould, `B...

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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...

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• swamp-hawk

  n. another name for the New Zealand Harrier. See harrier. ...

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• hen-hawk

  (Falco lineatus.) The popular name of the red-shouldered hawk of naturalists. ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• winkle-hawk

  (Dutch winkel-haak.) A rent in the shape of the letter L, frequently made in cloth. It is also calle...

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• nankeen night heron

  See nankeen crane ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris