GOSHAWK


Meaning of GOSHAWK in English

/gos"hawk'/ , n.

any of several powerful, short-winged hawks, as Accipiter gentilis, of Europe and America, formerly much used in falconry.

[ bef. 1000; ME goshauk, OE goshafoc. See GOOSE, HAWK 1 ]

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