a town in SE North Carolina.
a male given name.
1860–65, named after Sir Henry Havelock (1795–1857), English general in India
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Being a little disappointed that she didn’t think I would also know—I didn’t—I asked her what a havelock was.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
Christmas eve, about six or seven, he would suddenly enter, snow covering his havelock, and draw her into his embrace with that demonstrative ardour peculiar to him.
From The Song of Songs by Sudermann, Hermann
The stranger stepped, dripping, into the hall, a tall, straight figure, booted and spurred, and enveloped in waterproof jacket, trousers, and havelock.
From Virgie's Inheritance by Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs.
Before him, Karl Yundt remained standing, one wing of his faded greenish havelock thrown back cavalierly over his shoulder.
From The Secret Agent a Simple Tale by Conrad, Joseph
I see him walking about Piccadilly in his green havelock almost every day.
From The Secret Agent a Simple Tale by Conrad, Joseph
That was also the reason why, on 26 December 2004, we never made it to Havelock.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024
Inspired by the story of John Addington Symonds and Havelock Ellis, two British scholars of homosexuality in a deeply homophobic Victorian era, Crewe’s debut is by turns lusty, elegant and deeply informed by history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Vince leads me out onto Havelock Street, where he is surrounded by a range of businesses from hugely diverse backgrounds - a Chinese supermarket, a Kurdish barber, a Portuguese café and a Brazilian jiu-jitsu club.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2023
But the real draw of the Andamans is Havelock Island.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
She told me that it was a cap that has a flap of cloth attached to cover the neck, named after Sir Henry Havelock, the man who invented it.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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