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tomahawk definition

☆ toma·hawk (täm′ə hôk′)

noun

a light ax, typically having a stone or bone head, used by North American Indians as a tool and a weapon

Etymology: Virginia (Algonquian) tamahaac, lit., tool for cutting off

transitive verb

to hit, cut, or kill with a tomahawk
tomahawk Idioms

bury the tomahawk

to stop fighting; make peace

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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