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COMANCHES
Co
*
man
"
ches
(
or
), n.
pl.
;
sing.
Comanche
(
or
). (Ethnol.)
Defn: A
warlike,
savage,
and
nomadic
tribe
of
the
Shoshone
family
of
Indians,
inhabiting
Mexico
and
the
adjacent
parts
of
the
United
States;
--
called
also
Paducahs.
They
are
noted
for
plundering
and
cruelty.