HAVELOCKS

Noun

havelocks

plural of havelock

Source: Wiktionary


HAVELOCK

Hav"e*lock, n. Etym: [From Havelock, an English general distinguished in India in the rebellion of 1857.]

Definition: A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by soldiers as a protection from sunstroke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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LIBERTY

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