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Fishhawk

Fishhawk \Fish"hawk`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The osprey ( Pandion halia["e]tus), found both in Europe and America; -- so called because it plunges into the water and seizes fishes in its talons. Called also fishing eagle, and bald buzzard.

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fishhawk

n. The osprey.

Usage examples of "fishhawk".

Then she went to find her brother, and together they went to the Fishhawk tent.

They came back with two of the Fishhawk boys and two posts twice as long as Whandall was tall.

Whandall had learned some of the local speech by now, but it went better with Ruby Fishhawk to translate from his own language.

The area Kettle Belly picked for Whandall was nearly as large as Hickamore's, and certainly nicer than what the Fishhawks got.