From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
Hawking
n 1: English theoretical physicist (born in 1942) [syn:
Hawking, Stephen Hawking, Stephen William Hawking]
2: the act of selling goods for a living [syn: vending,
peddling, vendition]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hawk \Hawk\ (h[add]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hawked (h[add]kt);
p. pr. & vb. n. Hawking.]
1. To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks
trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to
practice falconry.
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A falconer Henry is, when Emma hawks. --Prior.
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2. To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike
like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies.
--Dryden.
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A falcon, towering in her pride of place,
Was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed. --Shak.
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