powwow
powwow is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Conjuration attended with great noise and confusion, and often with feasting, dancing, etc., performed by Indians for the cure of diseases, to procure success in hunting or in war, and for other purposes.
- 2.Hence: Any assembly characterized by noise and confusion; a noisy frolic or gathering. [Colloq. U. S.]
- 3.To use conjuration, with noise and confusion, for the cure of disease, etc., as among the North American Indians.
- 4.Hence: To hold a noisy, disorderly meeting. [Colloq. U. S.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is hence: Any assembly characterized by noise and confusion; a noisy frolic or gathering. [Colloq. U. S.] called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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