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- verb Present participle of
hawk . - noun Action of the verb to
hawk .
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Examples
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They shudder pathetically like lithographs of Victorian beggars with perfect features and alabaster skin hawking rags in the lewd alleys of the novel.
Necessary Poetry : Rigoberto González : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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If you've recently received an annoying robocall hawking an "extended auto warranty," you're not alone—and the Federal Trade Commission has your back.
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If you've recently received an annoying robocall hawking an "extended auto warranty," you're not alone — and the Federal Trade Commission has your back.
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If the idea of hawking your wares on eBay is overwhelming and scares you, there are some tools to help you navigate the selling end and to offer helpful tips to make your selling more successful:
Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin: Moms Can Make Good Dough From Home 2009
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The so-called hawking machine, figure 22, is an illustration of Read
The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics Franklin Beech
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The so-called hawking machines have also this object in view, and Fig. 23 is an illustration of Holliday's hawking machine, made by Messrs. Read Holliday & Sons, of Huddersfield.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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She mostly sells the clothing materials through hawking, that is, personal selling method.
Kiva Loans 2010
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Elizabeth is a trader who deals with assorted products such as cooking utensils, clothing, ladies 'slippers, etc. and mostly sells through hawking, that is house-to-house selling.
Kiva Loans 2009
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If the idea of hawking your wares on eBay is overwhelming and scares you, there are some tools to help you navigate the selling end and to offer helpful tips to make your selling more successful:
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She mostly sells them through hawking, which is house to house selling, and sometimes in the community market.
Kiva Loans 2009
brtom commented on the word hawking
But other times they just lazy around, or go hawking--just hawking and sp-- Sh!--d'you hear a noise? HF 14
December 5, 2006