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Definition of Tomahawk

1. Noun. Weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians.

Definition of Tomahawk

1. n. A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.

2. v. t. To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.

Definition of Tomahawk

1. Noun. The BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM), a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile with stubby wings, which can be launched from a ship or submarine. ¹

2. Noun. An ax/axe used by American Indian (First Nations) warriors. ¹

3. Noun. (basketball): A dunk in which the person dunking the ball does so with his arm behind his head ¹

4. Noun. (geometry) A geometric construction consisting of a semicircle and two line segments that serves as a tool for trisecting an angle; so called from its resemblance to the American Indian axe. ¹

5. Noun. (field hockey) A field hockey shot style that involves a player turning their hockey stick upside-down and swinging it so that its inside edge will come into contact with the ball. ¹

6. Verb. to strike with a tomahawk ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tomahawk

1. to strike with a light ax [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Tomahawk

1. A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron. Origin: Of American Indian origin; cf. Algonkin tomehagen, Mohegan tumnahegan, Delaware tamoihecan. To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk. Origin: Tomahawked; Tomahawking. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Tomahawk

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Godchild of Washington by Katharine Schuyler Baxter (1897)
"Strong wooden blinds with the old-time Tomahawk MARK. cross-bar of iron protect each window on the inside. The rooms have no connection with each other ..."

2. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1836)
"The third and the last : wilt thou speak his false name 7 She wrang her hands wildly, her friend sat unmoved ; The tomahawk glistened — her children's voice ..."

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