Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rapacious gull-like bird of the genus Stercorarius or Lestris; a jäger; a skua. See cut under
Stercorarius. Macgillivray .
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Examples
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Remember that it is as absurd an argument to say that these sea-creatures with gross names were sought for gross purposes, as to say that the sea-comb is sought for the adornment of the hair, the fish named sea-hawk to catch birds, the fish named the little boar for the hunting of boars, or the sea-skull to raise the dead.
The Defense Apuleius 2008
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Remember that it is as absurd an argument to say that these sea-creatures with gross names were sought for gross purposes, as to say that the sea-comb is sought for the adornment of the hair, the fish named sea-hawk to catch birds, the fish named the little boar for the hunting of boars, or the sea-skull to raise the dead.
The Defense Apuleius 2008
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And a white sea-hawk makes a nest on a high stone, and sometimes looks out with her white head over the edge of the rocks.
The Ladybird 2003
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"Ye did weel for a beginner," says that wild young sea-hawk.
The McBrides A Romance of Arran John Sillars
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His fierce, light eyes, like those of a sea-hawk, swept slowly around the audience and lit on Jeremy.
The Black Buccaneer 1934
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Shrill as the shriek of the sea-hawk the whistles of the Boatswain and his Mates pierced that ominous low sound, dissipating it; and yielding to the mechanism of discipline, the throng was thinned by one half.
Billy Budd 1924
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Remember that it is as absurd an argument to say that these sea-creatures with gross names were sought for gross purposes, as to say that the sea-comb is sought for the adornment of the hair, the fish named sea-hawk to catch birds, the fish named the little boar for the hunting of boars, or the sea-skull to raise the dead.
The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura Lucius Apuleius 1914
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On a sudden he turns; with a sea-hawk scream, and a gibe, and a song,
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And a sea-hawk flung down a skeleton fish as he flew,
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On a sudden he turns; with a sea-hawk scream, and a gibe, and a song,
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