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cavin
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CAVINnoun
In the military art it signifies a natural hollow, fit to cover a body of troops, and consequently facilitate their approach to a place. Dict.
Etymology: French.
Webster Dictionary
Cavinnoun
a hollow way, adapted to cover troops, and facilitate their aproach to a place
Etymology: [F. See Cave.]
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Cavin
In fortification, a cavin is a hollow way, adapted to cover troops, and facilitate their approach to a place.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
cavin
In military affairs, implies a natural hollow, sufficiently capacious to lodge a body of troops, and facilitate their approach to a place. If it be within musket-shot, it is a place of arms ready made, and serves for opening the trenches, free from the enemy’s shot.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CAVIN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cavin is ranked #9790 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Cavin surname appeared 3,307 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Cavin.
87.5% or 2,896 total occurrences were White.
6.6% or 220 total occurrences were Black.
2.3% or 78 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.7% or 58 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.9% or 31 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.7% or 24 total occurrences were Asian.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cavin in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cavin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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