marsh hawk
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of marsh hawk
An Americanism dating back to 1765–75
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A marsh hawk could be seen in the mudflats by the river.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2015
I watched a marsh hawk wheel down behind the barn.
From "Sarah, Plain and Tall" by Patricia MacLachlan
Yes, and at the self-same moment the eye also had its contrast; for a marsh hawk was skimming over the field, while up in the sky soared a pair of hen-hawks.
From A Florida Sketch-Book by Torrey, Bradford
Spring came early and with the first marsh hawk Brian was on the road, his eager youth crying out to the spring's hope and laughter.
From Kenny by Nuyttens, Joseph Pierre
The marsh hawk, sailing low over the meadow, is already seeking the first slimy life that awakes.
From Walden by Thoreau, Henry David
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
