hawkshaw

hawk·shaw

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hawk-shaw]
- /ˈhɔkˌʃɔ/
- /hˈɔːkʃɔː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawk-shaw]
- /ˈhɔkˌʃɔ/

Definitions of hawkshaw word

noun hawkshaw a detective. 1
noun hawkshaw a detective 0
noun hawkshaw (dated, 19th C) Detective. 0

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Origin of hawkshaw

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

1900-05; after Hawkshaw, a detective in the play The Ticket of Leave Man (1863) by Tom Taylor

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Parts of speech for Hawkshaw

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hawkshaw

hawkshaw popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hawkshaw usage trend in Literature

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