Scottish dialect term for the sport of hunting with hawks, or for a hawk used in hunting.
From 'hawk' with Scottish diminutive or variant spelling. Common in Scottish and Northern English dialects from the medieval period onward. Related to 'hawkery' but more colloquial.
Scottish dialect words for hawking, like 'hawkey,' survived in rural areas long after the practice faded from mainstream culture, making them linguistic time capsules of medieval hunting traditions.
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