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  2. The dogs of war (phrase) - Wikipedia

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    In a literal reading, "dogs" are the familiar animals, trained for warfare; "havoc" is a military order permitting the seizure of spoil after a victory; and "let slip" is to release from the leash. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Shakespeare's source for Julius Caesar was The Life of Marcus Brutus from Plutarch 's Lives , and the concept of the war dog ...

  3. List of military slang terms - Wikipedia

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    The meaning is that something undesirable is going to happen again and that there is not much else one can do other than just endure it. The Log, the humour magazine written by and for Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy, featured a series of comics entitled "The Bohica Brothers", dating back to the early 1970s. [citation needed]

  4. Olethros - Wikipedia

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    In Ancient Greek mythology, Olethros / ˈ ɒ l ɪ ˌ θ r ɒ s / (Greek: ὄλεθρος) was the personification of havoc and probably one of the Makhai. [citation needed]Olethros translates roughly in ancient Greek to "destruction", but often with a positive connotation, as in the destruction required for and preceding renewal.

  5. Definitions of pogrom - Wikipedia

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    According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the word pogrom entered English from Yiddish which borrowed it from Russian.The OED gives two meanings for the word: [6] In Russia, Poland, and some other East European countries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: an organized massacre aimed at the destruction or annihilation of a body or class of people, esp. one conducted against ...

  6. Gnaw Their Tongues - Wikipedia

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    Gnaw Their Tongues is an experimental musical project started by Dutch multi-instrumentalist and composer Maurice de Jong, otherwise known as Mories.It was founded in 2004 and produced a debut album in 2006 titled Spit at Me and Wreak Havoc on My Flesh. [2]

  7. Reek - Wikipedia

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    Reek, name given to Theon Greyjoy by Ramsay Bolton in A Song of Ice and Fire; Other uses. Reek, to emit an unpleasant odor This page was last edited on 2 March ...

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  9. List of war deities - Wikipedia

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    Sandraudiga, goddess whose name may mean "she who dyes the sand red", suggesting she is a war deity or at least has a warrior aspect; Týr, god of war, single combat, law, justice, and the thing, who later lost much of his religious importance and mythical role to the god Wōden; Wōden, god associated with wisdom, poetry, war, victory, and death