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The name Hawick is Old English in origin, first recorded in 1167 and translates as "enclosed farm" or "enclosed hamlet". [4] The origin of the name of Hawick was first researched in the 1860s by James Murray, a local teacher and later the primary editor of the Oxford English Dictionary. [5]
The equestrian monument in Hawick, commemorating the defeat of a group of English border reivers in 1514, and bearing the motto "Teribus Teriodin".. Teribus ye teri odin or teribus an teriodin (Scots pronunciation: [ˈtirɪbəs ən ˌtiri ˈodɪn]) is popularly believed to have been the war cry of the men of Hawick at the Battle of Flodden, [1] and has been preserved in the traditions of the ...
The company was founded as The Hawick Hosiery Company in 1874. A mill was opened on Duke Street, Hawick. As of 2022, the company still produces knitwear in the same location. It was originally a wholesale manufacturer, mainly supplying department stores like Harrods, Jenners, and Harvey Nichols. The Hawico brand was established in the early ...
Murray, KM Elisabeth (1977), Caught in the Web of Words: James Murray and the Oxford English Dictionary , Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-08919-8 (his granddaughter). Ogilvie, Sarah (2012), Words of the World: a global history of the Oxford English Dictionary, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9781107021839. (later editor on dictionary)
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Hawick Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Hawick, Scotland. The structure, which served as the meeting place of Hawick Burgh Council, is a Category A listed building . [ 1 ]
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