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Stonewall   /stˈoʊnwˌɔl/   Listen
Stonewall

verb
1.
Obstruct or hinder any discussion.  "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"
2.
Engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate.



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"Stonewall" Quotes from Famous Books



... I was, to a considerable extent, an actor in the scenes I describe, and knew the principal leaders on both sides, in consequence of my association with them at West Point, and, subsequently, in the regular army. Indeed, several of them, including Stonewall Jackson and A. P. Hill, were, prior to the war, officers in the regiment to which I belonged. As commander of the Defences of Washington in the spring of 1862, I was, owing to the nature of my ...
— Chancellorsville and Gettysburg - Campaigns of the Civil War - VI • Abner Doubleday


Words linked to "Stonewall" :   blockade, Stonewall Jackson, stonewaller, hold up, detain, obstruct, stymy, embarrass, hinder, block, stymie, delay


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