WAR HAWK


Meaning of WAR HAWK in English

1. hawk 1 (def. 4).

2. ( caps. ) U.S. Hist. 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.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .