Tomahawk

·vt To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.

II. Tomahawk ·noun A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.

tomahawk
I. n. a word of North-American Indianorigin, applied in English to the similarly shaped shortone-h...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
tomahawk
Common to several Indian languages of the Atlantic coast of the United States. Micmac, tomehagen; Ab...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
tomahawk
A weapon somewhat resembling a hand poleaxe, much used in boarding an enemy, as it is not only effec...

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