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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley