How to pronounce“tomahawk”in English
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Definitions of “tomahawk”
An axe used by Native American warriors, originally made of stone, bone, or antler.
“yeerely bring into our store house, at the beginning of their haruest two bushels of corne a man […] for which they should receiue so many Iron Tomahawkes or small hatchets.”
A dunk performed with one's arm behind one's head.
To strike or cut up with a tomahawk.
“In a moment the savage wretches dashed at him, and "tomahawked" the unfortunate man, who fell backwards into his cabin.”
To girdle or incise the trees around (an area of land) so as to claim ownership of it.
“He was the owner of 1,300 acres of land bought from the government and located where the city of Lexington, Ky., now stands. After his marriage he tomahawked an area of 600 acres near Carmichaelstown, […]”
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