chicken hawk

noun

Also called hen hawk. (not used scientifically) any of various hawks said to prey on poultry.
Slang. an older man who seeks out young boys as sexual partners.

Origin of chicken hawk

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

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That notion of Dorothy's was as wild as—as the flight of that chicken-hawk sailing over the barnyard.
Dorothy | Evelyn Raymond
The name of chicken hawk is often applied to it, though it does not deserve the name, its diet being of a more humble kind.
Birds and all Nature, Vol. IV, No. 3, September 1898 | Various
"There wouldn't be any chicken-hawk around here in these woods," said Joan.
Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks | Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Or a chicken hawk will settle in our icebox and we'll starve to death.
Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694] | Christopher Darlington Morley
She actilly did seem as if she was made out of steel springs and chicken-hawk.
The Attache | Thomas Chandler Haliburton

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