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hawkshaw

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Synonyms: hackshaw, hacksaw, haw-haw, haw haw, hawhaw, hanshaw, harshaw, hawkshaws, hawkshead

Antonyms: hackshaw, hacksaw, haw-haw, haw haw, hawhaw, hanshaw, harshaw, hawkshaws, hawkshead

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|dated|19th century}} A [[detective]].

Proper noun

  1. {{surname|en}}.
  2. {{place|en|village|metbor/Bury|co/Greater Manchester|cc/England}} {{q|[[OS]] grid ref SD7515}}.
  3. {{place|en|suburb|town/Darwen|uauth/Blackburn with Darwen|co/Lancashire|cc/England}} {{q|OS grid ref SD6823}}. <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/hawkshaw-blackburn-with-darwen OS: Blackburn]</ref>
  4. {{place|en|tiny settlement|on the|riv/Tweed|south-west of|x/Tweedsmuir|carea/Scottish Borders|cc/Scotland}}, at the mouth of Hawkshaw Burn {{q|OS grid ref NT0722}}
  5. {{place|en|community|co/York County|p/New Brunswick|c/Canada}}.
  6. {{place|en|government town|near|town/Moockra|s/South Australia}}.

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