hawkshaw
/ˈhɔːkʃɔː/noun
- informal, dated a detective〈非正式, 旧〉侦探。
词源
early 20th cent.: from the name of a detective in the play The Ticket-of-Leave Man by Tom Taylor （1817-80）, English dramatist; also portrayed in the comic strip Hawkshaw the Detective by Augustus Charles （ 'Gus'） Mager （1878-1956）, American cartoonist.