Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hen-hawk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: hen-hawk
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any hawk supposed to prey on poultry.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The ordinary large reddish "hen hawks," which circle high above meadows, are doing great good to the farmer by feeding upon the mice and other creatures which steal his grain and girdle his trees."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

hen-hawks (plural)

Phrases

blue hen-hawk

Questions

What does hen-hawk mean?: Any hawk supposed to prey on poultry.

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