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Cadge :: Cadge (n.) A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.

Tomahawked :: Tomahawked (imp. & p. p.) of Tomahaw.

Backworm :: Backworm (n.) A disease of hawks. See Filanders.

Peddler :: Peddler (n.) One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker..

Mohawk :: Mohawk (n.) One of certain ruffians who infested the streets of London in the time of Addison, and took the name from the Mohawk Indians..

Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) 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..

Pounce :: Pounce (v. i.) To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively..

Costermonger :: Costermonger (n.) An apple seller; a hawker of, or dealer in, any kind of fruit or vegetables; a fruiterer..

Caret :: Caret (n.) The hawkbill turtle. See Hawkbill.

Brail :: Brail (n.) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.

Hand :: Hand (n.) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey..

Jessed :: "Jessed (a.) Having jesses on, as a hawk..

Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies..

Buzzardet :: Buzzardet (n.) A hawk resembling the buzzard, but with legs relatively longer..

Fly :: Fly (v. t.) To hunt with a hawk.

Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry..

Ignoble :: Ignoble (a.) Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk..

Accipitrine :: Accipitrine (a.) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.

Hawking :: Hawking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Haw.

Frounce :: Frounce (n.) An affection in hawks, in which white spittle gathers about the hawk's bill..

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