hawk
- noun
- /hɔk/
- Specialized
- She used the hawk to hold the plaster while she worked on the ceiling.
Examples
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In the construction site, every worker had their own hawk to keep the mortar handy.
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Some people call that a hawk.
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Is that a hawk?
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On the streets around the mosque, vendors who travel from one moulid to another hawk gaudy tinfoil baubles and sweetmeats from booths and carts.
Academic text (2002) -
The mason mixed the mortar on his hawk, making it easy to apply to the bricks.
Synonyms
A flat square board with a handle used to hold mortar
Compounds
A medium-sized grey North American bird of prey that flies quickly through woods
- Slang
A player who often steals or catches the ball from the other team to help their team
- Specialized
A medium-sized North American bird of prey with reddish shoulders that lives in woods near water
- Specialized
A grey and white owl that hunts small mammals during the day in northern regions
- Specialized
A large Northern hawk with feathered legs that hunts small animals like mice
A large North American hunting bird with black and white feathers and a deeply forked tail
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hawk (mason's tool) is probably named from the bird. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine the flat board 'carrying' mortar like a hawk carries its prey on its wing, so the name fits the tool that holds the mortar.