Definition of hawkshaw:
(n) :
(dated, 19th century) A detective.
(n) :
A surname.
(n) :
A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7515).
(n) :
A suburb of Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6823).
(n) :
A community in York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
(n) :
A tiny settlement on the Tweed, south-west of Tweedsmuir, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, at the mouth of Hawkshaw Burn (OS grid ref NT0722)