pigeon hawk
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noun
Origin of pigeon hawk
An Americanism dating back to 1720–30
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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. AleshineFrank 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 HistoryTheodore Wood
pigeon hawk
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