Tomahawk
['tɒməhɔːk] or ['tɑmə'hɔk]
Definition
(noun.) weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians.
(verb.) kill with a tomahawk.
(verb.) cut with a tomahawk.
Checker: Selma--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.
(v. t.) To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.
Editor: Yvonne
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Indian hatchet.
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Definition
n. a light war-hatchet of the North American Indians either wielded or thrown.—v.t. to cut or kill with a tomahawk.
Checker: Marge
Examples
- The arms of the wilder tribes consist of the bow and arrow, the spear, tomahawk and club, to which have been added the gun and knife of the whites. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- When the seringuero starts out he equips himself with a tomahawk-like axe having a handle about thirty inches long. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I shall go in my war paint--I shall carry my tomahawk along. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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