Definitions

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  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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From a Middle English diminutive of Hugh.

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Examples

  • Ivan Howlett is filming a documentary for French television that will feature the photograph, but has run into trouble determining where it was taken.

    Hitching a Ride Home From the Hereafter 2006

  • His conclusion was that if he were to hold Petersburg till relief came, it would have to be by abandoning and not merely stripping the so-called Howlett Line across Bermuda Hundred Neck.

    LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001

  • His conclusion was that if he were to hold Petersburg till relief came, it would have to be by abandoning and not merely stripping the so-called Howlett Line across Bermuda Hundred Neck.

    LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001

  • His brother lives there, someplace called Howlett " "

    The Death of Chaos Modesitt, L. E. 1995

  • His conclusion was that if he were to hold Petersburg till relief came, it would have to be by abandoning and not merely stripping the so-called Howlett Line across Bermuda Hundred Neck.

    Lee’s Lieutenants Douglas Southall Freeman 1971

  • His conclusion was that if he were to hold Petersburg till relief came, it would have to be by abandoning and not merely stripping the so-called Howlett Line across Bermuda Hundred Neck.

    Lee’s Lieutenants Douglas Southall Freeman 1971

  • "William Hulett, alias Howlett," on the charge of having struck "the fatal blow."

    Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850 Various

  • And of course there's Wolverine / James "Logan" Howlett which is obviously Hugh Jackman.

    Comic Book Movie 2009

  • Their frontman Liam Howlett reacted angrily when Mixmag accused him of crimes against musical credibility on its August 1992 cover which also featured a photo of Howlett holding a gun to his head.

    Mixmag: 'Did Charly kill rave?' 2011

  • Their frontman Liam Howlett reacted angrily when Mixmag accused him of crimes against musical credibility on its August 1992 cover which also featured a photo of Howlett holding a gun to his head.

    Mixmag: 'Did Charly kill rave?' 2011

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