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.

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joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid.
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