As nouns the difference between sparrowhawk and keelie
is that sparrowhawk is the Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds while keelie is a sparrowhawk or kestrel.
sparrowhawk
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Alternative forms
* sparrow-hawk, sparrow hawk, (l), spar-hawk
Noun
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The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus , a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
Any of numerous other species of Accipiter'', that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble ''A. nisus .
; the American kestrel, Falco sparverius .
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keelie
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Noun
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en noun)
(Scotland, northern England) A sparrowhawk or kestrel.
(Scotland, northern England) A common or violent urban youth.
*2008 , (James Kelman), Kieron Smith, Boy , Penguin 2009, p. 64:
*:That was what she said if it was Glasgow people, Oh they are just keelies . 