What does hawkling mean?
Hawkling means A small, young, or immature hawk..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A small, young, or immature hawk..
The day's tragedies had begun; the east was warm with color, and streamers of light were woven through the clouds; but I thought that, somewhere near me, the mocker's' mate was sitting on her nest, and that somewhere, further away, there were young hawklings who, also, have a right to life.
The young nestlings of hawks; these hawklings being untrained, and good for little in falconry.
It was a bird, a small hawkling. A baby. And as she watched, it began to stretch its wet, feeble wings.
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Hawkling means A small, young, or immature hawk..
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The day's tragedies had begun; the east was warm with color, and streamers of light were woven through the clouds; but I thought that, somewhere near me, the mocker's' mate was sitting on her nest, and that somewhere, further away, there were young hawklings who, also, have a right to life.
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