Meanings
proper noun
- A minor city, the county seat of Hancock County, Kentucky, United States.
Origin
From Hawes + -ville, after landowner Richard Hawes Sr.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Hawesville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawesville
MLA
“Hawesville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawesville. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hawesville,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawesville.
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