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warpath

[wawr-path, -pahth]

war·path

[wawr-path, -pahth]
noun, plural -paths [-pathz, -pahthz, -paths, -pahths] .
1.
the path or course taken by American Indians on a warlike expedition.
2.
on the warpath,
a.
seeking, preparing for, or engaged in war or aggressive pursuit.
b.
in a state of anger or indignation; hostile.

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1745–55, Americanism; war1 + path
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warpath (ˈwɔːˌpɑːθ)
 
n
1.  the route taken by North American Indians on a warlike expedition
2.  on the warpath
 a.  preparing to engage in battle
 b.  informal in a state of anger

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warpath

see on the warpath.

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