tomahawk Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
    hatchet.
  2. verb cut with a tomahawk
  3. verb kill with a tomahawk

WordNet

Tom"a*hawk noun
Etymology
Of American Indian origin; cf. Algonkin tomehagen, Mohegan tumnahegan, Delaware tamoihecan.
Definitions
  1. A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.
Tom"a*hawk transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Tomahawked ; present participle & verbal noun Tomahawking
Definitions
  1. To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.

Webster 1913