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HAWKYNS
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• HAWKYNS (noun)
The noun HAWKYNS has 1 sense:
1. English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
Familiarity information: HAWKYNS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hawkins; Hawkyns; Sir John Hawkins; Sir John Hawkyns
Instance hypernyms:
privateer; privateersman (an officer or crew member of a privateer)
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