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Hawkyns

DEFINITIONS OF: Hawkyns

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n English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)

Synonyms:
Hawkins, Sir John Hawkins, Sir John Hawkyns
Example of:
privateer, privateersman
an officer or crew member of a privateer
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