havelock

¹

[ hav-lok ]

noun

1. a cap cover with a flap hanging over the back of the neck, for protection from the sun.

Havelock

²

[ hav-lok, -luhk ]

noun

1. a town in SE North Carolina.
2. a male given name.

havelock

/ ˈhævlɒk /

noun

1. a light-coloured cover for a service cap with a flap extending over the back of the neck to protect the head and neck from the sun

Word History and Origins

Origin of havelock¹

1860–65, Americanism; named after Sir Henry Havelock (1795–1857), English general in India

Word History and Origins

Origin of havelock¹

C19: named after Sir H. Havelock (1795–1857), English general in India

Example Sentences

These details should be appreciated before it is possible to understand the supra-miraculous campaign Havelock conducted.

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At daybreak, Havelock sent Colonel Tytler, with the eighteen volunteer horse, to reconnoiter.

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More than once the young officer would have cut short the recital, but this Havelock would not permit.

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“If Havelock had the second thousand men he asked for he would now be marching here,” growled Nicholson.

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Every sort of necessary provision is obtainable both at Havelock and Picton, at the heads of the respective sounds.

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