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Goshawk   /gˈɑshˌɔk/   Listen
Goshawk

noun
1.
Large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry.  Synonym: Accipiter gentilis.





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"Goshawk" Quotes from Famous Books



... the—," "generally said of a goshawk when, having 'put in' a covey of partridges, she takes stand, marking the spot where they disappeared from view until the falconer arrives to put them out to her" (Harting, Bibl. Accip. ...
— The Poetaster - Or, His Arraignment • Ben Jonson


Words linked to "Goshawk" :   hawk, Accipiter, genus Accipiter, Accipiter gentilis


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