war whoop

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noun

a yell uttered in making an attack: the war whoop of the American Indian.

Origin of war whoop

An Americanism dating back to 1705–15

Words nearby war whoop

warts and all, wart snake, warty, warty dyskeratoma, war-weary, war whoop, Warwick, Warwickshire, wary, war zone, was

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Example sentences from the Web for war whoop

Pitts succeeded in getting into the church just about dusk and raising the war-whoop.
The Yankee Tea-party |Henry C. Watson
The sun went down as Tecumseh's war-whoop ended and Nenimkee led his warriors deeper into the woods.
In the Van; or, The Builders|John Price-Brown
The presentation was followed by a war-whoop from Ankawakeets, and his braves.
Memoirs of John R. Young|John Young
The war-whoop the enemy had before uttered was terrific enough.
Snow Shoes and Canoes|William H. G. Kingston

In a moment the murmur swelled into an unmistakable Indian war-whoop.
Captured by the Navajos|Charles A. Curtis

British Dictionary definitions for war whoop

war whoop

noun

the yell or howl uttered, esp by North American Indians, while making an attack

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单词	war whoop
释义	war whoop SEE SYNONYMS FOR war whoop ON THESAURUS.COM noun a yell uttered in making an attack: the war whoop of the American Indian. Origin of war whoop An Americanism dating back to 1705–15 Words nearby war whoop warts and all, wart snake, warty, warty dyskeratoma, war-weary, war whoop, Warwick, Warwickshire, wary, war zone, was Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for war whoop Pitts succeeded in getting into the church just about dusk and raising the war-whoop. The Yankee Tea-party \|Henry C. Watson The sun went down as Tecumseh's war-whoop ended and Nenimkee led his warriors deeper into the woods. In the Van; or, The Builders\|John Price-Brown The presentation was followed by a war-whoop from Ankawakeets, and his braves. Memoirs of John R. Young\|John Young The war-whoop the enemy had before uttered was terrific enough. Snow Shoes and Canoes\|William H. G. Kingston In a moment the murmur swelled into an unmistakable Indian war-whoop. Captured by the Navajos\|Charles A. Curtis British Dictionary definitions for war whoop war whoop noun the yell or howl uttered, esp by North American Indians, while making an attack Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to war whoop call to arms, catchword, motto, slogan, war cry, watchword, rebel yell, banzai, war dance
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war whoop

noun

Origin of war whoop

Words nearby war whoop

Example sentences from the Web for war whoop

British Dictionary definitions for war whoop

noun

Words related to war whoop