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tomahawk

[ tom-uh-hawk ]

noun

  1. a light ax used by the North American Indians as a weapon and tool.
  2. any of various similar weapons or implements.
  3. (in Australia) a stone hatchet used by Aboriginal peoples.


verb (used with object)

  1. to attack, wound, or kill with or as if with a tomahawk.

tomahawk

/ ˈɒəˌɔː /

noun

  1. a fighting axe, with a stone or later an iron head, used by the North American Indians
  2. the usual word for hatchet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tomahawk1

First recorded in 1605–15; from Virginia Algonquian ( English spelling) tamahaac “hatchet,” equivalent to Proto-Algonquian temah- “to cut (it) off” (unattested ) + -·첹- “instrument for” (unattested)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tomahawk1

C17: from Virginia Algonquian tamahaac
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Force of Nature Venison Tomahawk Steak You’ve heard of a beef tomahawk.

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This is where the Chiefs’ deplorable tomahawk chop stops.

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Police found weapons and equipment including a crossbow, 14 knives including some with Nazi and SS insignia, machetes, a tomahawk, a samurai sword, knuckledusters, a catapult, an extendable baton and a stun gun.

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Love had the exclamation point to the final home game revelry with a tomahawk dunk that put the Wildcats up 94-67.

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Since 2005, a Kansas City group called Not In Our Honor has protested the team name and its assortment of offensive accoutrements, including the tomahawk chop gesture and chant, face paint and fake headdresses.

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