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man-of-war

[man-uhv-wawr]
–noun, plural men-of-war.
1. a warship.
2. Portuguese man-of-war.

Origin:
1400–50 in sense “soldier”; late ME
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man-of-war   (mān'ə-wôr')
n.   pl. men-of-war (měn'-)
  1. See warship.

  2. A Portuguese man-of-war.

men-of-war   (měn'ə-wôr')
n.  Plural of man-of-war.
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