GOSHAWK


Meaning of GOSHAWK in English

[ 'gɒshɔ:k ]

■ noun a short-winged hawk resembling a large sparrowhawk. [ Accipiter gentilis and other species.]

Origin

OE gōshafoc , from gōs 'goose' + hafoc 'hawk'.

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