Word of the Day:
goshawk
What It Means
Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.
Goshawk in Context
“But you heed me no more than a goss-hawk minds a yellow yoldring.”
Did You Know?
Inherited from Middle English goshauk, from Old English gōshafoc (“goose hawk”), from gōs (“goose”) and hafoc (“hawk”). Compare also Old Norse gáshaukr and Late Middle English gosling. The bird gets its name from the fact that the birds of the species are hawks that were alleged to prey on geese.
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