different between goshawk vs chickenhawk

English

Etymology

From Middle English goshauk, from Old English g?shafoc (“goose hawk”), from g?s (“goose”) and hafoc (“hawk”). Compare also Old Norse gáshaukr and Late Middle English gosling. The bird gets its name from the fact that the birds of the species are hawks that were alleged to prey on geese.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???sh??k/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /???sh?k/
• Hyphenation: gos?hawk

Noun

goshawk (plural goshawks)

1. Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.

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Further reading

• goshawk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

chicken +? hawk. The political sense is derived from figurative meanings of "chicken" (coward) and "hawk" (militarist).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t???k?n?h?k/

Noun

chickenhawk (plural chickenhawks)

1. (US politics, derogatory) A draft dodger, especially in the Vietnam War, who nonetheless currently supports United States overseas military engagements.
2. (archaic) Any of the North American hawk species (Cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk and red-tailed hawk), or counterparts elsewhere, mistakenly believed to be pests.
3. (derogatory, gay slang) An older, usually more powerful man who preys on adolescent boys for sex.

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References

• “chickenhawk”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.