n. [ W. hoch. ] An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. hauk (prob. fr. Icel.), havek, AS. hafoc, heafoc; akin to D. havik, OHG. habuh, G. habicht, Icel. haukr, Sw. hök, Dan. hög, prob. from the root of E. heave. ] (Zool.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family
☞ Among the common American species are the red-tailed hawk (Buteo borealis); the red-shouldered (Buteo lineatus); the broad-winged (Buteo Pennsylvanicus); the rough-legged (Archibuteo lagopus); the sharp-shinned (Accipiter fuscus). See Fishhawk, Goshawk,
Bee hawk (Zool.),
Eagle hawk.
Hawk eagle (Zool.),
Hawk fly (Zool.),
Hawk moth. (Zool.)
Hawk owl. (Zool.)
Hawk's bill (Horology),
v. t. To raise by hawking, as phlegm. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Masonry) A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hawk boy,
v. t. [ Akin to D. hauker a hawker, G. höken, höcken, to higgle, to retail, höke, höker, a higgler, huckster. See Huckster. ] To offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle;
His works were hawked in every street. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ W. hochi. ] To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
A falconer Henry is, when Emma hawks. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
A falcon, towering in her pride of place,
Was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) The fall dandelion (Leontodon autumnale). [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Curved like a hawk's bill; crooked. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. AS. hafecere. See 1st Hawk. ] A falconer. [ 1913 Webster ]