rain-in-the-face (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Rain-in-the-Face*:
NOUN	person	Rain-in-the-Face	a chief of the Sioux

English > *Rain-in-the-Face*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
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).
Instance of	Indian chief, Indian chieftain	The leader of a group of Native Americans
Instance of	Sioux, Siouan	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

HyperDic: rain-in-the-face