Hawkling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hawkling is a noun meaning A small, young, or immature hawk.
Meaning
A small, young, or immature hawk.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- hawklings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hawklet, bower, sore, falconet, eyas, hen-hawk.
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