hawkyadj.1
/ˈhɔːki/ Of the nature of a hawk; greedy as a hawk.
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1732 W. Ellis Pract. Farmer 78 I know a great Farmer that calls Gravels the Land of Forgetfulness, as being of a hawky, voracious Nature, devouring a single Dressing too soon.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
hawkyadj.2
/ˈhɔːki/ Characterized by hawking.Apparently an isolated use.
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a1871 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) II. 204 Speech of the most haggly, hawky, pinched and meagre kind.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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- reclinate
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