waves the bloody shirt

A form of wave the bloody shirt — To mention the fallen and wars (especially the American Civil War) in an effort to draw empathy.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of wave the bloody shirt
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Chicago

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