hawknose
[ hawk-nohz ]
/ ˈhɔkˌnoʊz /
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noun
a nose curved like the beak of a hawk.
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OTHER WORDS FROM hawknose
hawknosed, adjectiveWords nearby hawknose
hawking, Hawking radiation, Hawkins, hawkish, hawk moth, hawknose, hawk owl, Hawks, hawks and doves, hawk's beard, hawksbill turtle
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Hawknose kill much that winter; Hawknose hunt with Injins up north; then come back to crick.
With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga|W. Bert FosterSee Hawknose running; blood on clothes; blood on hands and on gun.
With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga|W. Bert Foster