hawked
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Verb
hawked verb
- To hunt with a hawk.
- To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.“to hawk at flies”
hawked verb
- To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.“The vendors were hawking their wares from little tables lining either side of the market square.”
hawked verb
- To cough up something from one's throat.
- To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly.“Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with cheap tobacco.”
Adjective
hawked adjective
- Curved like a hawk's bill; crooked.
- Spotted, streaked
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pitchhucksterpeddlewar hawkvendmongerclear the throatpeddledhawk-facedhawknosedhawkyhawklikecrooked as a dog's hind leghook-nosedsnipeyhogged
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