Part 743

A falconer Henry is, when Emma hawks.

Prior.

2. To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies. Dryden.

A falcon, towering in her pride of place, Was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed.

Shak.

Hawk, 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.

Hawk, v. t. To raise by hawking, as phlegm.

Hawk, n. [W. hoch.] An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise.

Hawk, v. t. [Akin to D. hauker a hawker, G. hˆken, hˆcken, to higgle, to retail, hˆke, hˆker, 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; as, to hawk goods or pamphlets.

His works were hawked in every street.

Swift.

Hawk, n. (Masonry) A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar.

Hawk boy, an attendant on a plasterer to supply him with mortar.

Hawk"bill` (-bl`), n. (Zoˆl.) A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret.

Hawk"bit` (-bt`), n. (Bot.) The fall dandelion (Leontodon autumnale).

Hawked (hkt), a. Curved like a hawk's bill; crooked.

Hawk"er (hk"r), n. One who sells wares by crying them in the street; hence, a peddler or a packman. Swift.

Hawk"er, v. i. To sell goods by outcry in the street. [Obs.] Hudibras.

Hawk"er, n. [Cf. AS. hafecere. See 1st Hawk.] A falconer.

Hawk"ey (-), n. See Hockey. Holloway.

Hawk"-eyed` (-d`), a. Having a keen eye; sharpsighted; discerning.

Hawk" moth` (mth`; 115). (Zoˆl.) Any moth of the family SphingidÊ, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larvÊ are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright colors, and often with a caudal spine. See Sphinx, also Tobacco worm, and Tomato worm.

Tobacco Hawk Moth (Macrosila Carolina), and its Larva, the Tobacco Worm.

The larvÊ of several species of hawk moths feed on grapevines. The elm-tree hawk moth is Ceratomia Amyntor.

Hawk"weed` (-wd`), n. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Hieracium; -- so called from the ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their vision. (b) A plant of the genus Senecio (S. hieracifolius). Loudon.

Hawm (hm), n. See Haulm, straw.

Hawm, v. i. [Etymol. uncertain.] To lounge; to loiter. [Prov. Eng.] Tennyson.

Hawse (hz or hs; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole, or hole in the bow of the ship; cf. Icel. hals, hls, neck, part of the bows of a ship, AS. heals neck. See Collar, and cf. Halse to embrace.] 1. A hawse hole. Harris.