hawkshaw

hawkshaw

dated A detective. "Hawkshaw" was a detective in English dramatist Tom Taylor's 1863 play The Ticket of Leave Man. I don't trust that man at all. I bet he's a hawkshaw, looking to discover our true identities.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a man after (one's) own heart
  • a man, woman, etc. after your own heart
  • a man/woman of few words
  • a man of few words
  • a man/woman of the world
  • a man of the world
  • a ladies' man
  • a man of parts
  • a man/woman of parts