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.
He is a fine-looking man, with black eyes and hair, set off by a white havelock.
From Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
He removed his hat and havelock, revealing a grand head covered with waving brown hair, and a handsome face all aglow with intelligence.
From Virgie's Inheritance by Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs.
Brian Havelock:, external Former speedway rider was National League Pairs winner in 1981.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
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
Last year, Police Scotland said a dispute over decking at the Havelock Hotel, which sits across the road from the Wilsons' home, was the most likely motive for the shooting.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2023
Several ferries a day make the 90-minute run between Port Blair and Havelock, and when I arrived, it was, again, late afternoon.
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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