tomahawk
[ tom-uh-hawk ]
/ ˈtɒm əˌhɔk /
noun
a light ax used by the North American Indians as a weapon and tool.
any of various similar weapons or implements.
(in Australia) a stone hatchet used by the Aborigines.
verb (used with object)
to attack, wound, or kill with or as if with a tomahawk.
Origin of tomahawk
1605–15; < Virginia Algonquian (E spelling)
tamahaac hatchet (equivalent to Proto-Algonquian
*temah- to cut (it) off +
*-a·kan- instrument for)
OTHER WORDS FROM tomahawk
tom·a·hawk·er, nounWords nearby tomahawk
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British Dictionary definitions for tomahawk
tomahawk
/ (ˈtɒməˌhɔːk) /
noun
a fighting axe, with a stone or later an iron head, used by the North American Indians
mainly Australian the usual word for hatchet
Word Origin for tomahawk
C17: from Virginia Algonquian
tamahaac