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Tippecanoe

[ tip-ee-kuh-noo ]

/ ˌtɪp i kəˈnu /

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noun

a river in N Indiana, flowing SW to the Wabash: battle 1811. 200 miles (320 km) long.

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Words nearby Tippecanoe

tipi, tip-in, tipoff, tip of the iceberg, tip one's hand, Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe and Tyler too, tippee, tipper, Tipperary, tipper truck

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How to use Tippecanoe in a sentence

Not an Indian was seen until November the sixth, when the troops were within eleven miles of Tippecanoe.
Four American Indians|Edson L. Whitney
Late in October this army, commanded by Harrison in person, set forth for the destruction of the Tippecanoe rendezvous.
The Old Northwest|Frederic Austin Ogg
It was the glamour of Tippecanoe that three decades afterwards carried him into the President's chair.
The Old Northwest|Frederic Austin Ogg
To the British agent at Amherstburg he declared that had he been on the spot there would have been no fighting at Tippecanoe.
The Old Northwest|Frederic Austin Ogg

During the campaign of 1844, the Whigs held a gathering on the Tippecanoe battle ground.
Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail|Ezra Meeker