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Hawkshaw

noun
1.
Someone who is a detective.  Synonyms: dick, gumshoe.





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"Hawkshaw" Quotes from Famous Books



... in which certain atrocious murders remain shrouded, yet it would be simply captious to impeach them, on that account, for lack of sagacity, zeal, courage, or any of the numerous other qualities that go to the making up of an efficient "Hawkshaw." ...
— Punchinello, Vol. 2, No. 27, October 1, 1870 • Various
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Words linked to "Hawkshaw" :   tec, detective, police detective, investigator, colloquialism


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