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a yell uttered in making an attack: the war whoop of the American Indian.[1705-15, Amer.]
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War whoop — War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
war whoop — war′ whoop n. ant war cry 1) • Etymology: 1705–15, amer … From formal English to slang
war whoop — ☆ war whoop n. a loud shout or yell uttered, as by North American Indians, on going into battle, etc … English World dictionary
war whoop — noun a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle • Syn: ↑war cry, ↑rallying cry, ↑battle cry • Hypernyms: ↑cry, ↑outcry, ↑call, ↑yell, ↑shout, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
war whoop — noun Date: 1739 a war cry especially of American Indians … New Collegiate Dictionary
war whoop — noun in war a yell to fight … Wiktionary
war whoop — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shout, bellow, war cry; see cry 1 , yell 1 … English dictionary for students
war whoop — cry of war, battle cry … English contemporary dictionary
war-whoop — n. Indian war cry … New dictionary of synonyms
war-whoop — … Useful english dictionary
