Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HAWK'ER, n.

1. One who offers goods for sale by outcry in the street; a pedlar. Swift.
2. A falconer. [Sax. hafcere.]

HAWK'EY-ED, a.

Having acute sight; discerning.

HAWK'-HEAD-ED, a.

Having a head like that of a hawk. Dr. Warren.

HAWK'ING, n.

The exercise of taking wild fowls by means of hawks.

HAWK'ING, ppr.

1. Catching wild birds by hawks.
2. Making an effort to discharge phlegm.
3. Offering for sale in the street by outcry.

HAWK'NOS-ED, a.

Having an aquiline nose. Farrand.

HAWK'WEED, n.

The vulgar name of several species of plants, of the genera Hieracium, Crepis, Hyoseris, and Andryala.

HAWSE, n. [hawz. See Halser.]

The situation of a ship moored with two anchors from the bows, one on the starboard, the other on the larboard bow; as, the ship has a clear hawse, or a foul hawse. A foul hawse is when the cables cross each other or are twisted together. Mar. Dict.

HAWSE'-HOLE, n.

A cylindrical hole in the bow of a ship through which a cable passes.

HAWSE-PIECE, n.

One of the foremost timbers of a ship.

HAWS'ER, n. [See Halser.]

A small cable; or a large rope, in size between a cable and a tow-line Mar. Dict. Encyc.

HAWS'ES, n. [See HAWSE-HOLE.]

HAW'THORN, n. [Sax. hæg-thorn, hedge-thorn; Sw. hagtorn; Dan. hagetorn; G. hagedorn; D. haagedoorn.]

A shrub or tree which bears the haw, of the genus Cratægus; the white-thorn. The hawthorn is much used for hedges, and for standards in gardens. It grows naturally in all parts of Europe. Encyc.

HAW'THORN-FLY, n.

An insect so called. Walton.

HAY, n.¹ [Sax. heg, hig; G. heu; D. hooi; Dan. höe; Sw. hö.]

Grass cut and dried for fodder; grass prepared for preservation. Make hay while the sun shines. To dance the hay, to dance in a ring. Donne.

HAY, n.² [Sax. hæg.]

1. A hedge. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. A net which incloses the haunt of an animal. Harmer.

HAY, v.t. [G. heuen.]

To dry or cure grass for preservation.

HAY, v.t.

To lay snares for rabbits. Huloet.

HAY'-BOTE, n.

Hedge-bote. In English law, an allowance of wood to a tenant for repairing hedges or fences. Blackstone.

HAY'-COCK, n.

A conical pile or heap of hay, in the field.

HAY'DEN-ITE, n.

A mineral discovered by Dr. Hayden near Baltimore. It occurs in garnet-colored crystals.

HAY'-KNIFE, n.

A sharp instrument used in cutting hay out of a stack or mow.

HAY'-LOFT, n.

A loft or scaffold for hay, particularly in a barn.

HAY'-MAK-ER, n.

One who cuts and dries grass for fodder.

HAY'-MAK-ING, n.

The business of cutting grass and curing it for fodder.