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hawkling

hawkling noun: a small, young, or immature hawk.

Noun

hawkling (plural hawklings)

  1. A small, young, or immature hawk.
    • The young nestlings of hawks; these hawklings being untrained, and good for little in falconry.1851, Agnes Strickland, Elizabeth Strickland, Lives of the queens of England
    • The day's tragedies had begun; the east was warm with color, and streamers of light were woven through the clouds; but I thought that, somewhere near me, the mocker's' mate was sitting on her nest, and that somewhere, further away, there were young hawklings who, also, have a right to life.1913, The Oriole - Volumes 1-4 - Page 18

Forms of hawkling

pluralhawklings

Origin of hawkling

From hawk + -ling.

Questions about hawkling

What does hawkling mean?
Hawkling means a small, young, or immature hawk.
What part of speech is hawkling?
Hawkling is a noun.
What is the plural of hawkling?
The plural of hawkling is hawklings.

Words near hawkling in the dictionary

  1. hawkists
  2. hawkless
  3. hawklet
  4. hawklets
  5. hawklike
  6. hawkling
  7. hawklings
  8. hawkmoth
  9. hawkmoths
  10. hawknose
  11. hawknosed

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