Talk:hawk

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Latest comment: 2 years ago by Jberkel in topic "From 1962"
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Also a slang verb, "to steal"?[edit]

I just read this:

  • 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things
    It was as if he had read Brian's mind and had discovered how much Brian disliked having the owner of a store trailing around after him while he was looking at stuff. He supposed most storekeepers were afraid that you'd break something, or hawk something, or both.

Equinox 12:43, 15 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

"From 1962"[edit]

Isn't this just a shortening of much older war hawk? –Jberkel 16:00, 3 September 2021 (UTC)Reply