passage hawk

noun

1. a young hawk during its first migration.
2. Falconry. a hawk captured during its migration.

passage hawk

/ ˈpæsɪdʒə /

noun

1. See haggard, eyas
   a young hawk or falcon caught while on migration Compare eyas haggard 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of passage hawk¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

We have seen that passage hawk means properly a hawk caught during the period of her first migration southwards.

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And the superiority of the passage hawk over the eyess is more marked in this flight than in game-hawking.

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Yet it must not be inferred from this that every nestling is as likely to kill grouse or partridges as well as a passage hawk.

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But to overfeed a passage hawk before putting her up to wait on, is to court the loss of her.

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If he has never had occasion to do so in training his passage hawk he has been exceptionally lucky.

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