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Hover
·noun A cover; a shelter; a protection.
II. Hover ·vi To hang about; to move to and fro near a plac...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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hover
to stay or stop. N. Also to pack lightly, in order to defraud in measure. The hoppickers in Kent, wh...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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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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hover ground
light ground. S.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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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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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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hen-hawk
(Falco lineatus.) The popular name of the red-shouldered hawk of naturalists.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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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.