make-hawk

noun

A trained and seasoned hawk flown with young birds to teach them to take the quarry.

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Meanings

nounmake-hawk (plural make-hawks)

plural make-hawks · alternative makehawk

  1. falconryA trained and seasoned hawk flown with young birds to teach them to take the quarry.

Origin

From make (“companion, peer”) + hawk.

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APA

make-hawk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make-hawk

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“make-hawk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make-hawk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make-hawk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make-hawk.

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