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Definition of 'shitehawk'English
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Noun
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(UK|Ireland|informal) A large scavenging or predatory bird; especially (originally in military use in South Asia) the black kite .
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- Shite-hawks..are more properly known as black kites,..gaining their unlovely nickname from British troops who used to get the meat stolen from their plates by these bold and skilful birds.
(UK|Ireland|informal) The European herring gull.
(UK|Ireland|informal) An objectionable person; a twat or wanker.
* 1997 , Valerie Maher, Sarah's Gate: Tales from Ballyhornet
- "Watch yer language, ye shitehawk ." His da had heard the din from the kitchen and had decided to have his say in the matter.
* 2001 , Gary Owen, Crazy Gary's Mobile Disco
- What must it be like, to be such a fucking gimp, and see perfection, and know you're too much of a shitehawk to ever have it?
* 2005 , Andrew M Greeley, The Priestly Sins
- When I win, Liam still suggests on the eighteenth green that I'm a nine-fingered shitehawk .
* 2007 , Chris Oakley, Football Delirium
- ...any analyst who puts out a book with the word "ethics" in the title is invariably an incorrigible shitehawk .
References
* "shitehawk, n.". OED Online. December 2012. Oxford University Press.
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