Hen-hawk
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any hawk supposed to prey on poultry. informal
"The ordinary large reddish "hen hawks," which circle high above meadows, are doing great good to the farmer by feeding upon the mice and other creatures which steal his grain and girdle his trees."
Example
More examples"The ordinary large reddish "hen hawks," which circle high above meadows, are doing great good to the farmer by feeding upon the mice and other creatures which steal his grain and girdle his trees."
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