hen hawk
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hen hawk
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
Example Sentences
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Fortunately these two beneficent "hen hawks," are still common, in spite of our ignorant persecution of them for two hundred years or more.
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"You never made a greater mistake," says E. E., fierce as a hen hawk.
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Run for a gun! there a hen hawk flies!
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We used to shoot and trap crows and hen hawks and small hawks as though they were our mortal enemies.
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A horned owl perched beside him, and on a branch just above him a hen hawk alighted.
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