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war hawk

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noun

hawk1(def 4).
(initial capital letters) U.S. History. any of the congressmen from the South and West, led by Henry Clay and John Calhoun, who wanted war against Britain in the period leading up to the War of 1812.

Nearby words

war dance, war department, war establishment, war footing, war game, war hawk, war horse, war is hell, war manpower commission, war memorial, war nose
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