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  • 61Man of war — War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… …

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  • 62Public war — War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… …

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  • 63War elephant — A war elephant is an elephant trained and guided by humans for combat. Their main use was in charges, to trample the enemy and/or break their ranks. They were probably first employed in India, where the elephant corps served as one of the four… …

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  • 64Horse Called War — Infobox Single Name = Horse Called War Artist = Pride Glory from Album = Pride Glory Released = 1994 Format = CD single Genre = Southern rock Length = 5:01 Label = Geffen Producer = Rick Parashar Writer = Zakk Wylde Chart position = Last single …

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  • 65War Emblem — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = War Emblem caption = sire = Our Emblem grandsire = Mr. Prospector dam = Sweetest Lady damsire = Lord at War sex = Stallion foaled = 1999 country = United States flagicon|USA colour = Dark Brown breeder …

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  • 66Horse Grenadier Guards — The Horse Grenadier Guards were a series of cavalry troops in the British Household Cavalry between 1687 and 1788, who used grenades and other explosives in battle. Originally attached to the Horse Guards, they became independent for a century… …

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  • 67Horse transports in the Middle Ages — Trade cogs were the main transport vessels of Northern Europe. Horse transports in the Middle Ages were boats used for effective means of transporting horses over long distances, whether for war or general transport. They can be found from the… …

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  • 68WAR AND WARFARE — TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FIRST TEMPLE The methods of offensive and defensive warfare developed side by side in the Ancient Near East. The development of weapons was dependent upon the supply of raw materials, such as stone, metal, and wood; the… …

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  • 69War Relic — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = War Relic caption = sire = Man o War grandsire = Fair Play dam = Friar s Carse damsire = Friar Rock sex = Stallion foaled = 1938 country = United States flagicon|USA colour = Chestnut breeder = Samuel D …

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  • 70horse — horseless, adj. horselike, adj. /hawrs/, n., pl. horses, (esp. collectively) horse, v., horsed, horsing, adj. n. 1. a large, solid hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties …

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