Associations to the word «Hawkins»

Wiktionary

HAWKINS, proper noun. An English patronymic surname​.

Dictionary definition

HAWKINS, noun. English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595).
HAWKINS, noun. United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969).

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke