Definitions for war-hawk

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war-hawk war hawk

War-Hawk is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 46 anagrams from letters in war-hawk (-aahkrww).

Definitions for war-hawk

noun

1. hawk1 (def 4).
2. (initial capital letters) U.S. History. any of the congressmen from the South and West, led by Henry Clay and John Calhoun, who wanted war against Britain in the period leading up to the War of 1812.

Examples for war-hawk

Martin once or twice made play, but Randall was not skittishly inclined, all was "war hawk."

Last week, outgoing House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, a war hawk, was upended in a surprise primary loss.