1.
[syn: tomahawk, hatchet]
VERB (2)
1. cut with a tomahawk;
2. kill with a tomahawk;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tomahawk \Tom"a*hawk\, n. [Of American Indian origin; cf.
Algonkin tomehagen, Mohegan tumnahegan, Delaware tamoihecan.]
A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was
originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tomahawk \Tom"a*hawk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tomahawked; p. pr.
& vb. n. Tomahawking.]
To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tomahawk
n 1: weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American
Indians [syn: tomahawk, hatchet]
v 1: cut with a tomahawk
2: kill with a tomahawk
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Tomahawk, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 3770
Housing Units (2000): 1696
Land area (2000): 7.438294 sq. miles (19.265092 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.399116 sq. miles (3.623694 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 8.837410 sq. miles (22.888786 sq. km)
FIPS code: 80125
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 45.474463 N, 89.731454 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 54487
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Tomahawk, WI
Tomahawk