hawkien.
/ˈhɔːki/, U.S. /ˈhɔki/, /ˈhɑki/, Scottish English /ˈhɔkɪ/ Scottish and northern dialect.
‘A cow, properly one with a white face; often used as a general name for a cow or an affectionate name for a favourite cow’ (Jamieson).
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1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd ii. iii. 24 Nae mair the Hawkys shalt thou milk.
1786 R. Burns Cotter's Sat. Night xi, in Poems & Songs (1968) I. 148 The soupe their only Hawkie does afford.
1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Hawkie, a white-faced cow. Also a general pet~name for the cow.
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