sparrowhawk

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sparrowhawk

any of several small hawks, esp Accipiter nisus, of Eurasia and N Africa that prey on smaller birds

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No references found			When the Martha was floated, we had to beach her right away at the head of the bay, and whilst repairs were going on, a new rudder being made, sails bent, gear recovered from the niggers, and so forth, Miss Lackland borrows Sparrowhawk to run the Flibberty along with Curtis, lends me Brahms to take Sparrowhawk's place, and starts both craft off recruiting. Adventure by London, Jack View in context Then Robin took his good yew bow in his hand, and placing the tip at his instep, he strung it right deftly; then he nocked a broad clothyard arrow and, raising the bow, drew the gray goose feather to his ear; the next moment the bowstring rang and the arrow sped down the glade as a sparrowhawk skims in a northern wind. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context			spark-ignition engine spark-tracing method sparking potential sparking voltage sparkle metal sparkler sparkling Sparkling Wines Sparkman, John sparkover sparkover voltage sparkover-initiated discharge machining sparkproof Sparks Sparks, Jared Sparmannia Sparnacean sparpiece SparQ disk SPARQL sparring partner sparrow Sparrow Hawk sparrow peck Sparrow's criterion sparrowhawk Sparrows Point sparry calcite sparry cement sparry iron Spars sparse sparse file sparse matrix sparseness Sparta Spartacists Spartacus Spartacus League Spartacus party Spartak Spartak Beliaev Spartak Timofeevich Beliaev Spartakiad spartalite Spartan Spartan Upbringing Spartanburg Spartanburg County Spartans sparteine			sparring partner sparring partner sparring partners sparring partners Sparring weapon Sparring weapon Sparrmannia africana sparrow sparrow sparrow sparrow Sparrow bill sparrow hawk sparrow hawk Sparrow Hills Sparrow owl sparrow peck Sparrow Physicians Health Network Sparrow Regional Medical Supply Sparrow spear Sparrow Unit Sparrow's criterion Sparrow's Point, Maryland sparrow, Java sparrow, Java sparrow-sized sparrowfart sparrowgrass sparrowgrass sparrowgrass sparrowhawk Sparrowhawk (disambiguation) Sparrowhawk (disambiguation) sparrowhawks sparrowhawks Sparrows Sparrows Sparrows Sparrows Point Sparrows Point High School Sparrows Point Middle School Sparrows Point, Maryland Sparrowwort SPARRSO Sparry Sparry Sparry sparry calcite sparry cement Sparry iron Sparry iron Sparry limestone spars spars spars spars SPARSA sparse sparse sparse Sparse and dense dimensions

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