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sparrow hawk

noun

  1. a small, short-winged European hawk, Accipiter nisus, that preys on smaller birds.


sparrow hawk

noun

  1. a very small North American falcon, Falco sparverius, that is closely related to the kestrels
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sparrow hawk1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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Example Sentences

It was usually represented as a bird, especially as a human-headed sparrow-hawk.

And the Earl told Geraint that the Sparrow-hawk gave a prize at the tournament.

The Sparrow-Hawk lays from four to six eggs of a bluish-white, spotted more numerously at the larger end with red-brown blotches.

The sun had climbed quite high before the sparrow-hawk came swinging round the wood.

It was a rather long, richly-gilded vessel, and bore a silver sparrow-hawk as figure-head.

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