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hawkshaw.

A detective.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A detective.

    dated · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.