gunhawk

noun

Etymology

From gun + hawk.

  1. inherited from *kopuǵos
  2. inherited from *habukaz
  3. inherited from *habuk
  4. inherited from hafoc
  5. inherited from hauk,hauke,hawke,havek
  6. compounded as gunhawk — “gun + hawk

Definitions

  1. A gunslinger.

    • I was just beginning to think about asking her to marry me when Harve Bennett rode into town. Bennett was a gunhawk, one of the best—or so his reputation went.

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