HAWK

I. noun Etymology: Middle English hauk, from Old English hafoc; akin to Old High German habuh ~, Russian kobets a falcon Date: before 12th century any of numerous diurnal birds of prey belonging to a suborder (Falcones of the order Falconiformes) and including all the smaller members of this group, a small board or metal sheet with a handle on the underside used to hold mortar, one who takes a militant attitude and advocates immediate vigorous action, ~ish adjective ~ishly adverb ~ishness noun II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb to hunt birds by means of a trained ~, to soar and strike like a ~, transitive verb to hunt on the wing like a ~, III. verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1581 transitive verb to raise by trying to clear the throat , intransitive verb to utter a harsh guttural sound in or as if in ~ing, IV. noun Date: 1604 an audible effort to force up phlegm from the throat, V. transitive verb Etymology: back-formation from 2~er Date: 1713 to offer for sale by calling out in the street