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chicken hawk

noun

Definition of CHICKEN HAWK

1
:  a hawk that preys or is believed to prey on chickens
2
slang :  a man who pursues boys or young men for sexual purposes
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First Known Use of CHICKEN HAWK

1827

Rhymes with CHICKEN HAWK

baby talk, belle epoque, double-talk, happy talk, Kitty Hawk, pillow talk, power walk, sparrow hawk, widow's walk, tomahawk

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