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originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.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