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havok

havok is the obsolete spelling of havoc.

Meaning of havoc

Noun

havoc (usually uncountable, plural havocs)

  1. (usually) Widespread devastation and destruction.
    • I [Paul the Apostle] vvas going to Damaſcus vvith Letters from the High Prieſt to make Havock of God's People there, as I had made Havock of them in other places. Theſe bloody Letters vvas not impoſed upon me. I vvent to the High Prieſt and deſired them of him, Acts 9. 1, 2. And yet he [God] ſaved...1688, John Bunyan, Good News for the Vilest of Men, or, A Help for Despairing Souls. […], London: […] George Larkin, […], →OCLC, page 59
  2. (usually) Mayhem.

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Questions about havok

What is havok the obsolete spelling of?
Havok is the obsolete spelling of havoc.

Words near havok in the dictionary

  1. havockers
  2. havocking
  3. havocs
  4. Havoddaa
  5. Havodigalaa
  6. havok
  7. Havranek
  8. Havraneks
  9. Havre
  10. Havre de Grace
  11. Havrilla

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