pigeon hawk

noun

merlin.

Origin of pigeon hawk

An Americanism dating back to 1720–30

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Historical Examples

When you've never seen 'em before, how are you goin' to tell but what they're some kin to an owl, a pigeon-hawk, or a crow?
The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine
Frank R. Stockton
Two near relatives, inhabiting both the old and the new worlds, are the pigeon-hawk and sparrow-hawk.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History
Theodore Wood

British Dictionary definitions for pigeon hawk

pigeon hawk

noun

the North American variety of the merlin

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Examples from the Web for pigeon hawk

Historical Examples

When you've never seen 'em before, how are you goin' to tell but what they're some kin to an owl, a pigeon-hawk, or a crow?

Two near relatives, inhabiting both the old and the new worlds, are the pigeon-hawk and sparrow-hawk.

pigeon hawk

Origin of pigeon hawk