chicken hawk


chicken hawk

noun

Definition of CHICKEN HAWK

1
: a hawk that preys or is believed to prey on chickens
2
slang : a man who pursues boys or young men for sexual purposes

First Known Use of CHICKEN HAWK

1827

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