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   hawkshaw

   /ˈhɔːkʃɔː/

   noun

   • 1. a detective. informal, dated

   Word Origin early 20th century: from the name of a detective in the play The Ticket-of-Leave Man by Tom Taylor (1817–80), English dramatist; also portrayed in the comic strip Hawkshaw the Detective by Augustus Charles (‘Gus’) Mager (1878–1956), American cartoonist.

   Scrabble Points: 24

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   • H

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