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verb
Powwow  v. i.  
1.
To use conjuration, with noise and confusion, for the cure of disease, etc., as among the North American Indians.
2.
Hence: To hold a noisy, disorderly meeting. (Archaic, formerly Colloq. U. S.)
3.
To hold a meeting to discuss an issue. (Informal)





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"Powwow" Quotes from Famous Books



... and strong, with irresistible logic, Orthodox, flashing conviction right into the hearts of the heathen. "Now we are ready, I think, for any assault of the Indians: 50 Let them come, if they like, and the sooner they try it the better,— Let them come if they like, be it sagamore, sachem, or powwow,[15] Aspinet, Samoset, Corbitant, ...
— Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) for use in the Lower School • O. J. Stevenson
... A powwow resulted, but it was brief. The two captives were bound fast in a curious ceremonial pit near the center of the room. Then the midget horde withdrew, leaving them alone there under ...
— Astounding Stories, July, 1931 • Various


Words linked to "Powwow" :   conference, discuss, hash out, talk over, huddle, huddler, colloquialism, council


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