fish hawk

Origin of fish hawk

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10

Dear St. Nicholas: I send you this letter, a true story about a fish-hawk.

St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1886, No. 7. |Various
While they complained, a fish-hawk flew up from the river with flapping wings, and let fall a great pike in the midst of the camp.

The Blue Flower, and Others |Henry van Dyke
Suddenly, however, seeing that the fish-hawk was obstinate, the eagle lost patience.

The Kindred of the Wild |Charles G. D. Roberts
The sensations of my climb into this fish-hawk's nest of the marsh are vivid even now.

Roof and Meadow |Dallas Lore Sharp

Mr. Brose saw him, and was on his tracks like a fish-hawk on a herring-gull.

The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 |Various

fish hawk

another name for the osprey