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make-hawk

make-hawk noun: a trained and seasoned hawk flown with young birds to teach them to take the quarry.

Noun

make-hawk (plural make-hawks)

  1. A trained and seasoned hawk flown with young birds to teach them to take the quarry.

Forms of make-hawk

pluralmake-hawks
alternative formmakehawk

Origin of make-hawk

From make (“companion, peer”) + hawk.

Questions about make-hawk

What does make-hawk mean?
Make-hawk means a trained and seasoned hawk flown with young birds to teach them to take the quarry.
What part of speech is make-hawk?
Make-hawk is a noun.
What is the plural of make-hawk?
The plural of make-hawk is make-hawks.

Words near make-hawk in the dictionary

  1. make-do
  2. make-dos
  3. make-fray
  4. make-frays
  5. make-good
  6. make-hawk
  7. make-hawks
  8. make-king
  9. make-koshi
  10. Make-make
  11. make-or-break

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