hawknose

[ hawk-nohz ]

/ ˈhɔkˌnoʊz /

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noun

a nose curved like the beak of a hawk.

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Origin of hawknose

1525–35; back formation from hawk-nosed;see hawk¹, nose, -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM hawknose

hawknosed, adjective

Words nearby hawknose

hawking, Hawking radiation, Hawkins, hawkish, hawk moth, hawknose, hawk owl, Hawks, hawks and doves, hawk's beard, hawksbill turtle

How to use hawknose in a sentence

Hawknose kill much that winter; Hawknose hunt with Injins up north; then come back to crick.
With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga|W. Bert Foster
See Hawknose running; blood on clothes; blood on hands and on gun.
With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga|W. Bert Foster