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gos⋅hawk

  [gos-hawk]
–noun
any of several powerful, short-winged hawks, as Accipiter gentilis, of Europe and America, formerly much used in falconry.
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Origin:
bef. 1000; ME goshauk, OE gōshafoc. See goose, hawk 1
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gos·hawk   (gŏs'hôk')   
n.  

  1. A large powerful hawk (Accipiter gentilis) having broad rounded wings, a long tail, and gray or brownish plumage.

  2. Any of several similar or related hawks.


[Middle English goshauk, from Old English gōshafoc : gōs, goose; see goose + hafoc, hawk; see hawk1.]
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Word Origin & History

goshawk 
O.E. goshafoc, lit. "goose-hawk," from gos "goose" + hafoc "hawk" (cf. O.N. gashaukr).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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