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war party † Hist.

• a number of Indians on the warpath (def. 2a).

  See also: warpath (def. 2a)  

  • 1794  (1929)  He reports that a War party has been formed among the Crees.
  • 1963  The successes of Tenors and Klattasine's war party stirred the blood of the powerful Chilcotin tribes. . . .