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  1. chickenhawk: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. Chickenhawk, chickenhawk: Wordnik
  3. chickenhawk: Wiktionary
  4. chickenhawk: Dictionary.com
  5. Chickenhawk (bird), Chickenhawk (book), Chickenhawk (disambiguation), Chickenhawk (gay slang), Chickenhawk (politics), Chickenhawk (sexuality): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (chickenhawk)

noun:  Any of the North American hawk species (Cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk and red-tailed hawk), or counterparts elsewhere, mistakenly believed to be pests.
noun:  (US politics, derogatory) A draft dodger, especially in the Vietnam War, who nonetheless currently supports United States overseas military engagements.
noun:  (derogatory, gay slang) An older, usually more powerful man who preys on adolescent boys for sex.

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