Gōs'hawk, n.

n. [A-S. gōshafoc, i. e., goosehawk; gōs, goose, and hafoc, hawk.] (Ornith.) A short-winged, slender hawk, the Falco (or Astur) palumbarius, found in the temperate part of both hemispheres. The general color of the plumage is a deep brown; the breast and belly white.