hawkshaw
hawkshaw · hawkshaws
A detectiveA detective.
Meaning
1 senses(dated, obsolete)A detective.
someone who is a detective
Origin
From Hawkshaw the Detective, a character in Tom Taylor's 1863 play The Ticket of Leave ManFrom 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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