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Definition of Sir john hawkins
1. Noun. English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sir John Hawkins
Literary usage of Sir john hawkins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Archaeologia, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity by Society of Antiquaries of London (1849)
"My object is to bring the subject of the inclosed letter and report, by no less
a man than sir john hawkins, into notice, in order that they may receive any ..."
2. The Hawkins' Voyages During the Reigns of Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth, and ...by Clements Robert Markham, John Hawkins, Richard Hawkins, Charles Ramsay Drinkwater Bethune, William Hawkins, Christóval Suárez de Figueroa by Clements Robert Markham, John Hawkins, Richard Hawkins, Charles Ramsay Drinkwater Bethune, William Hawkins, Christóval Suárez de Figueroa (1878)
"The arrival, and courtesy of sir john hawkins to the distressed Frenchmen ...
The Third Voyage of sir john hawkins - - 70 6.—The Observations of Sir Richard ..."
3. British Exploits in South America: A History of British Activities in by William Henry Koebel (1917)
"... Borey—Thomas Pudsey—sir john hawkins—Spanish attitude toward foreign seamen—Pope
Alexander VI'a division of the earth—Establishment of the Inquisition ..."
4. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth by James Anthony Froude (1881)
"It will be remembered that Philip's Government, on hearing that sir john hawkins
was preparing on a large scale for a third voyage to the West Indies, ..."
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