Modocs
- plural of Modoc.
Example Sentences
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On his mission, McParlan uncovered at least two other violent groups, a splinter group of Irishmen called the Chain Gang and a Welsh-German gang, the Modocs.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2018
“Perhaps he lost his objectivity,” Aurand wrote, “and conveniently forgot the Modocs and the ‘Chain Gang,’ an oversight also convenient for his employer, Franklin B. Gowen.”
From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2018
That night his signal fires informed Gen. Davis that the Modocs had deserted the lava beds.
From Reminiscences of a Pioneer by Thompson, William, Colonel
That Gen'ral Canby, who later gets downed by the Modocs, is on the Rio Grande at Fort Craig.
From Wolfville Nights by Lewis, Alfred Henry
"Pray let us change the subject," I entreated, "or between convicts and Modocs I shall have the nightmare for a month."
From The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua by Cleveland, Cecilia Pauline
