goshawk

[ gos-hawk ]

/ ˈgɒsˌhɔk /

any of several powerful, short-winged hawks, as Accipiter gentilis, of Europe and America, formerly much used in falconry.

Origin of goshawk

before 1000; Middle English goshauk, Old English gōshafoc. See goose, hawk¹

gorton, gory, gorzów wielkopolski, gosala, gosh, goshawk, goshen, goslar, gosling, gosmore, gospel

Farina modestly stood aside, and allowed the Goshawk to confront his prisoner.

The Short Works of George Meredith |George Meredith
The sparrow-hawk is hooded, while the goshawk is not, being of a less excitable nature.

Jungle Folk |Douglas Dewar
But a goshawk can only be hacked to the fist if she or he is the only one out.

The Art and Practice of Hawking |Edward B. Michell
Thus it is wrong to call the claws of a short-winged hawk talons; and a goshawk or sparrow-hawk does not “mute,” but “slice.”

The Art and Practice of Hawking |Edward B. Michell

A record of the year 1374 says, that the manor was held "by the service of carrying a goshawk at coronations."

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 20, No. 577 |Various

goshawk

/ (ˈɡɒsˌhɔːk) /

a large hawk, Accipiter gentilis, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having a bluish-grey back and wings and paler underparts: used in falconry

Old English gōshafoc; see goose 1, hawk 1