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hawk·shaw (hôk′s̸hô′)

noun

☆ Informal a detective

Etymology: after a character in The Ticket of Leave Man, a play by Tom Taylor (1817-80), Eng dramatist

Browse dictionary entries near hawkshaw

  1. ‹ hawksbill (turtle)
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  3. ‹ Hawkins
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  5. ‹ Hawkeye
  6. ‹ hawker
  7. ‹ hawk's-beard
  8. ‹ hawk moth
  9. ‹ hawk-eyed
  10. ‹ hawk
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