pipe of peace
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pipe of peace
An Americanism dating back to 1685–95
Example Sentences
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A council was immediately assembled, white robes were thrown over our shoulders, and the pipe of peace introduced.
From Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers by Bulfinch, Thomas
Was the refusal, a year previous, of their trading-parties at Quebec to take the Jesuits to their homes the cause of Nicolet's being sent to smoke the pipe of peace with their chiefs?
From History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 With a Sketch of his Life by Butterfield, Consul Willshire
“Well, load yourself up on the first train you can capture, old chap, and hasten to smoke the pipe of peace under the welcoming roof of— “Your old Governor.”
From The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising by Mitford, Bertram
Then exchanging fills out of each other’s pouch, they literally smoked the pipe of peace together, and parted amid much cordial handshaking.
From Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Mitford, Bertram
They smoked the pipe of peace; not a pipe for each, but one for all, that would draw them closer in lasting friendship.
From Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History by Grable, F. C.
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