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War whoop   /wɔr wup/   Listen
War whoop

noun
1.
A yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle.  Synonyms: battle cry, rallying cry, war cry.






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"War whoop" Quotes from Famous Books



... of pawpaws, and he saw there one of the five who had now risen a little higher than the rest to look. He knew that it was a white face, and, firing instantly at it, he uttered the long and thrilling war whoop. It was the opening cry ...
— The Border Watch - A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand • Joseph A. Altsheler

... round and round. Now slowly rise the swelling notes When every crest more lively floats; Now tossed on high with gesture proud, Then lowly mid the circle bow'd; While clanging arms grow louder still, And every voice becomes more shrill; Till fierce and strong the clamor grows, And the wild war whoop bids it close. Then starts Skunktonga forth, whose band Came from far Huron's storm-beat strand, And thus recounts his battle feats, While his ...
— Great Indian Chief of the West - Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk • Benjamin Drake

... after day break, he came unexpectedly upon them—some of them were lying down; the others were sitting round a fire, making thongs of green hides. Kiskepila or Little Eagle, a Mingo chief, headed the party. So soon as he discovered Capt. Gibson, he raised the war whoop and fired [61] his rifle—the ball passed through Gibson's hunting shirt and wounded a soldier just behind him. Gibson sprang forward, and swinging his sword with herculean force, severed the head of the Little Eagle from his body—two other Indians were shot ...
— Chronicles of Border Warfare • Alexander Scott Withers



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