A surname originating as a patronymic.

Action of the verb to hawk.

present participle of hawk

An English surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Hawkins.

plural of hawking

A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.

(transitive, intransitive) To expectorate, to cough up something from one's throat. / (transitive, intransitive) To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly.

A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard.

A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle. / Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon.

(transitive) To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.