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Hawk \Hawk\ (h[add]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hawked (h[add]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Hawking.] 1. To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry. [1913 Webster] A falconer Henry is, when Emma hawks. --Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. To make an attack while on the wing; more...
Groundnut \Ground"nut`\ (ground"n[u^]t`), n. (Bot.) (a) The fruit of the Arachis hypog[ae]a (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut. (b) A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste. (c) The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia). [U. S.] --Gray. (d) A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum), having an edible root of a globular more...
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hawk's-beard \hawk's-beard\ n. Any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; found in the Northern hemisphere. Syn: hawk's-beards. [WordNet 1.5]See also: Crepis more...
Hawkweed \Hawk"weed`\ (-w[=e]d`), 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 (Senecio hieracifolius). --Loudon. [1913 Webster]See also: Hieracium Senecio Senecio hieracifolius more...
Hawm \Hawm\ (h[add]m), n. See Haulm, straw. [1913 Webster]See also: Haulm Hawm \Hawm\, v. i. [Etymol. uncertain.] To lounge; to loiter. [Prov. Eng.] --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] more...
Hawse \Hawse\ (h[add]z or h[add]s; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole, or hole in the bow of the ship; cf. Icel. hals, h[=a]ls, neck, part of the bows of a ship, AS. heals neck. See Collar, and cf. Halse to embrace.] 1. A hawse hole. --Harris. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) (a) The situation of the cables when a vessel is moored with two anchors, one on the starboard, the other on more...