tomahawk

Definitions


[ˈtɒməhɔːk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a light axe of a kind historically used as a tool or weapon by some Indigenous peoples of North America


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Origin:
early 17th century: from a Virginia Algonquian language


[ˈtɒməhɔːk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- strike or cut with or as if with a tomahawk
(e.g: I took a hammer from the drawer and tomahawked their dolls)


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Origin:
early 17th century: from a Virginia Algonquian language




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