hawknose
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- hawknosed adjective
Etymology
Origin of hawknose
1525–35; back formation from hawk-nosed; hawk 1, nose, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Hawknose yonder then,” and he waved his hand toward the deer-lick at which the dead settler had been found three years before.
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“Hawknose there,” said the Indian, gravely.
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But see Hawknose run,” said the Indian significantly.
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“Harding keep them till he punish Hawknose?” queried the Indian.
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“Hawknose never Crow Wing’s brother,” he said.
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