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Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end of a rod (the but end). [Obs.] Golding.

Awkwardly. [Obs.] Fuller.

skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a trick; an awkward boy. And dropped an awkward courtesy. Dryden.

A squad of inapt recruits assembled for special drill.

An opaque, compact variety of barite, or heavy spar. [Also written cauk.]

See Calker.

Of or pertaining to cawk; like cawk.

See Dak.

atsucker; -- so called because it eats the dor beetle. See Goatsucker. [Written also dorrhawk.] Booth.

See Dorhawk.

A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; -- called also drawshave, and drawing shave.

A falconer. [Obs.] Donne.

The osprey (Pandion haliaëtus), found both in Europe and America; -- so called because it plunges into the water and seizes fishes in its talons. Called also fishing eagle, and bald buzzard.

A simpleton; a booby; a gawky. Carlyle.

Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. -- n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from stupidity, a gawk.

Any large hawk of the genus Astur, of which many species and varieties are known. The European (Astur palumbarius) and the American (A. atricapillus) are the best known species. They are noted for their powerful flight, activity, and courage. The Australian goshawk (A. Novæ-Hollandiæ) is pure white.…

nd less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk.

, and often with a caudal spine. See Sphinx, also Tobacco worm, and Tomato worm. Tobacco Hawk Moth (Macrosila Carolina), and its Larva, the Tobacco Worm.

Having a keen eye; sharpsighted; discerning.

A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret.