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  • noun Plural form of powwow.

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Examples

  • He had a ’34 Packard and went to stomp dances—also called powwows.

    Gringos in Paradise Barry Golson 2006

  • He had a ’34 Packard and went to stomp dances—also called powwows.

    Gringos in Paradise Barry Golson 2006

  • Randstad chief executive Deb Loveridge also warns that employees will come to work intent on watching match replays or having post-match "powwows" with workmates.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • Roger Cree, of New Town, explained that up until the 1970s, "we couldn't do any of that," such as powwows, sweat lodges and other religious practices found in the Native American culture.

    Minot Daily News 2010

  • Randstad chief executive Deb Loveridge also warns that employees will come to work intent on watching match replays or having post-match "powwows" with workmates.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • "powwows," or magical incantations, upon a broad mound which rose out of the common level, and where some old hemlocks and beeches formed a dark grove, which served them as a temple for their demon-worship.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851

  • "powwows," or magical incantations, upon a broad mound which rose out of the common level, and where some old hemlocks and beeches formed a dark grove, which served them as a temple for their demon-worship.

    The Guardian Angel Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851

  • American Indian powwows, she wears a shawl with Navy Cross,

    Heroes or Villains? 2010

  • Now a retired locksmith, he lives in nearby Hampton Township but said he travels to several other powwows every year.

    Heroes or Villains? 2010

  • Some of those who attended the powwows have left with the impression that little real action lies ahead...

    Wonkbook: $32 billion in cuts; decreased mortgage backing; efficiency initiative Dylan Matthews 2011

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