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10 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Singing \Sing"ing\, a. & n. from {Sing}, v. {Singing bird}. (Zo["o]l.) a Popularly, any bird that sings; a song bird. b Specifically, any one of the Oscines. {Singing book}, a book containing music for singing; a book of tunes. {Singing falcon} or {hawk}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Chanting falcon}, under {Chanting}. {Singing fish} (Zo["o]l.), a California toadfish ({Porichthys porosissimus}). {Singing flame} (Acoustics), a flame, as of hydrogen or coal gas, burning within a tube and so adjusted as to set the air within the tube in vibration, causing sound. The apparatus is called also {chemical harmonicon}. {Singing master}, a man who teaches vocal music. {Singing school}, a school in which persons are instructed in singing. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hawk \Hawk\, n. [OE. hauk (prob. fr Icel.), havek, AS hafoc, heafoc akin to D. havik, OHG. habuh G. habicht Icel. haukr Sw h["o]k, Dan. h["o]g, prob. from the root of E. heave.] (Zo["o]l.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family {Falconid[ae]}. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk. Note: Among the common American species are the red-tailed hawk ({Buteo borealis}); the red-shouldered ({B. lineatus}); the broad-winged ({B. Pennsylvanicus}); the rough-legged ({Archibuteo lagopus}); the sharp-shinned {Accipiter fuscus}). See {Fishhawk}, {Goshawk}, {Marsh hawk}, under {Marsh}, {Night hawk}, under {Night}. {Bee hawk} (Zo["o]l.), the honey buzzard. {Eagle hawk}. See under {Eagle}. {Hawk eagle} (Zo["o]l.), an Asiatic bird of the genus {Spiz[ae]tus}, or {Limn[ae]tus}, intermediate between the hawks and eagles. There are several species. {Hawk fly} (Zo["o]l.), a voracious fly of the family {Asilid[ae]}. See {Hornet fly}, under {Hornet}. {Hawk moth}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Hawk moth}, in the Vocabulary. {Hawk owl}. (Zo["o]l.) a A northern owl ({Surnia ulula}) of Europe and America. It flies by day and in some respects resembles the hawks. b An owl of India ({Ninox scutellatus}). {Hawk's bill} (Horology), the pawl for the rack, in the striking mechanism of a clock. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hawk \Hawk\, n. (Masonry) A small board, with a handle on the under side to hold mortar. {Hawk boy}, an attendant on a plasterer to supply him with mortar. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hawk \Hawk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hawked}; p. pr & vb n. {Hawking}.] 1. To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry. A falconer Henry is when Emma hawks. --Prior. 2. To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at as to hawk at flies. --Dryden. A falcon, towering in her pride of place Was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hawk \Hawk\, v. i. [W. hochi.] To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hawk \Hawk\, v. t. To raise by hawking, as phlegm. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hawk \Hawk\, n. [W. hoch.] An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hawk \Hawk\, v. t. [Akin to D. hauker a hawker, G. h["o]ken, h["o]cken, to higgle, to retail, h["o]ke, h["o]ker, a higgler, huckster. See {Huckster}.] To offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle; as to hawk goods or pamphlets. His works were hawked in every street. --Swift. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hawk n 1: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail 2: an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations [syn: {war hawk}] [ant: {dove}] v 1: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: {peddle}, {monger}, {huckster}, {vend}, {pitch}] 2: hunt with hawks 3: clear the throat, as of phlegm [syn: {hawk and spit}] 4: clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak" [syn: {clear the throat}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Hawk (Heb. netz, a word expressive of strong and rapid flight, and hence appropriate to the hawk). It is an unclean bird (Lev. 11:16; Deut. 14:15). It is common in Syria and surrounding countries. The Hebrew word includes various species of Falconidae, with special reference perhaps to the kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), the hobby (Hypotriorchis subbuteo), and the lesser kestrel (Tin, Cenchris). The kestrel remains all the year in Palestine, but some ten or twelve other species are all migrants from the south. Of those summer visitors to Palestine special mention may be made of the Falco sacer and the Falco lanarius (See NIGHT-{HAWK}.)
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