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hawkery

noun

Etymology

From hawk (“advocate of war or warlike behavior”) + -ery.

  1. inherited from *kopuǵos✻
  2. inherited from *habukaz✻
  3. inherited from *habuk✻
  4. inherited from hafoc
  5. inherited from hauk,hauke,hawke,havek
  6. suffixed as hawkery — “hawk + ery”

Definitions

  1. A place where hawks used for hunting are kept.

  2. The practice of hunting using hawks.

  3. Aggressive salesmanship.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Alternative form of Hawkery.

    2. The advocacy of war or analogous activity.

      • A principle of fiscal Hawkery was to never allow a planned deficit.

    3. Advocates of war or analogous activity.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA