RAIN-IN-THE-FACE

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• RAIN-IN-THE-FACE (noun)
  The noun RAIN-IN-THE-FACE has 1 sense:

1. a chief of the Sioux; he was with Sitting Bull and others at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1876) when General Custer's troops were massacred (1835-1905)

  Familiarity information: RAIN-IN-THE-FACE used as a noun is very rare.

• RAIN-IN-THE-FACE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chief of the Sioux; he was with Sitting Bull and others at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1876) when General Custer's troops were massacred (1835-1905)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Siouan; Sioux (a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains)

Indian chief; Indian chieftain (the leader of a group of Native Americans)