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  • 11Hawk — 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;… …

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  • 12Hawk — Hawk, n. (Masonry) A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar. [1913 Webster] {Hawk boy}, an attendant on a plasterer to supply him with mortar. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 13Hawk-i — is a medical insurance program run by the U.S. state of Iowa. It provides health care coverage for low income children of citizens and qualified aliens. It is designed to supplement Medicaid by covering children whose family s income is above the …

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  • 14hawk — hȯk vt to raise by trying to clear the throat <hawk up phlegm> vi to make a harsh coughing sound in clearing the throat hawk n an audible effort to force up phlegm from the throat …

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  • 15Hawk — Hawk, v. t. To raise by hawking, as phlegm. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 16Hawk — Hawk, n. [W. hoch.] An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17Hawk — 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.… …

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  • 18HAWK — Industries, Inc. (Business » NASDAQ Symbols) * Homeschoolers Of Annapolis And West Kings (Community » Educational) * Help Acquire The World s Knowledge (Community » Educational) Another name for the cold winds of Chicago...The hawk is relentless… …

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  • 19Hawk —   [hɔːk; englisch »Falke«], Flugabwehrraketensystem zur Bekämpfung von Flugzielen in niedrigen und mittleren Höhen, entwickelt in den 50er Jahren in den USA, seit 1963 u. a. auch bei der Bundesluftwaffe und in Armeen anderer NATO Staaten… …

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  • 20hawk|er — hawk|er1 «H kuhr», noun. a person who carries his wares around and offers them for sale by shouting or as if by shouting; peddler. ╂[probably < Middle Low German haker. Compare etym. under huckster.] hawk|er2 «H kuhr», noun. a person who hunts …

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