"hawkshaw" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hawkshaws [plural]
Etymology: From Hawkshaw the Detective, a character in Tom Taylor's 1863 play The Ticket of Leave Man. The name was later borrowed in the early 20th century for a character in an American comic strip. Head templates: {{en-noun}} hawkshaw (plural hawkshaws)
  1. (dated, 19th century) A detective. Wikipedia link: Hawkshaw the Detective Tags: dated, obsolete
    Sense id: en-hawkshaw-en-noun-RenE8qdU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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