Definition of tomahawk Tomahawk

/tɑˈmʌhɔˌk/ - [tamuhok] - Tom•a•hawk

We found 15 definitions of tomahawk from 8 different sources.

What does tomahawk mean?

Noun Plural: tomahawks
tomahawk - weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
		hatchet
		weapon system, weapon, arm any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
Verb tomahawks, tomahawking, tomahawked
tomahawk - kill with a tomahawk
		kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
tomahawk - cut with a tomahawk
		cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"

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tomahawk (Noun)
An ax/ axe used by American Indian First Nations warriors.
tomahawk (Noun)
A dunk in which the person dunking the ball does so with his arm behind his head.
tomahawk (Noun)
A geometric construction consisting of a semicircle and two line segment s that serves as a tool for trisecting an angle; so called from its resemblance to the American Indian axe.
tomahawk (Noun)
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.
tomahawk (Verb)
To strike with a tomahawk.

tomahawk (n.)
A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.
tomahawk (v. t.)
To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.

tomahawk
tom′a-hawk, n. a light war-hatchet of the North American Indians, either wielded or thrown.—v.t. to cut or kill with a tomahawk. [The Indian name.]

tomahawk
A weapon somewhat resembling a hand poleaxe, much used in boarding an enemy, as it is not only effective in combat, but useful in holding on, and in cutting away fasts and rigging when required. The name is derived from the hatchet of the North American Indians.

tomahawk
A light war-hatchet of the North American Indians. The early ones were rudely made of stone, ingeniously fastened to their handles by animal sinews, or cords of skin. Traders supplied hatchets of steel, the heads of which were made hollow, for a tobacco-pipe; the handle of ash, with the pith removed, being the stem. These hatchets are used in the chase and in battle, not only in close combat, but by being thrown with a wonderful skill, so as always to strike the object aimed at with the edge of the instrument. The handles are curiously ornamented. In the figurative language of the Indians, to make peace, is to bury the tomahawk; to make war, is to dig it up.