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shitehawks

shitehawks is the plural of shitehawk.

Meaning of shitehawk

Noun

shitehawk (plural shitehawks)

  1. (Ireland, UK, informal) A large scavenging or predatory bird; especially (originally in military use in South Asia) the black kite.
    • Possibly one of the most highly protected birds today is the kite, known by the British Army throughout the world as a shite-hawk.1999 April 28, Lord Burton, “Capercaillie”, in parliamentary debates (House of Lords), column 423
  2. (Ireland, UK, informal) The European herring gull.
  3. (Ireland, UK, informal, vulgar) An objectionable person; a twat or wanker.
    • "Watch yer language, ye shitehawk." His da had heard the din from the kitchen and had decided to have his say in the matter.1997, Valerie Maher, Sarah's Gate: Tales from Ballyhornet

Questions about shitehawks

What is shitehawks the plural of?
Shitehawks is the plural of shitehawk.

Words near shitehawks in the dictionary

  1. shitebags
  2. shited
  3. shiteface
  4. shitefaces
  5. shitehawk
  6. shitehawks
  7. shitehead
  8. shiteheads
  9. shiteload
  10. shiteloads
  11. shiten

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