- pigeon hawk
- noun Date: circa 1728 merlin — used for one of North America
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Pigeon hawk — Pigeon Pi geon, n. [F., fr. L. pipio a young pipping or chirping bird, fr. pipire to peep, chirp. Cf. {Peep} to chirp.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any bird of the order Columb[ae], of which numerous species occur in nearly all parts of the world. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pigeon hawk — n. MERLIN … English World dictionary
pigeon hawk — Merlin Mer lin, n. [OE. merlion, F. [ e]merillon; cf. OHG. smirl, G. schmerl; prob. fr. L. merula blackbird. Cf. {Merle}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small European falcon ({Falco columbarius}, syn. {Falco lithofalco}, or {Falco [ae]salon}). In North America… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pigeon-hawk — /ˈpɪdʒən hɔk/ (say pijuhn hawk) noun 1. a hawk that preys on pigeons, as the goshawk. 2. US the American merlin. See merlin …
pigeon hawk — pi′geon hawk n. orn merlin • Etymology: 1720–30, amer … From formal English to slang
pigeon hawk — merlin. [1720 30, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
pigeon hawk — noun small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black barred tail; used in falconry • Syn: ↑merlin, ↑Falco columbarius • Hypernyms: ↑falcon • Member Holonyms: ↑Falco, ↑genus Falco … Useful english dictionary
pigeon-hawk — … Useful english dictionary
Pigeon — Pi geon, n. [F., fr. L. pipio a young pipping or chirping bird, fr. pipire to peep, chirp. Cf. {Peep} to chirp.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any bird of the order Columb[ae], of which numerous species occur in nearly all parts of the world. [1913 Webster] Note … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pigeon berry — Pigeon Pi geon, n. [F., fr. L. pipio a young pipping or chirping bird, fr. pipire to peep, chirp. Cf. {Peep} to chirp.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any bird of the order Columb[ae], of which numerous species occur in nearly all parts of the world. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
