tomahawk

Speech parts

1. tomahawk - Noun

2. tomahawk - Verb

3. Tomahawk - Proper noun

Meaning

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 It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.

To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hatchet axe battle-axe hand axe hawk dirk cleaver cutlass can fire bill knife ace claymore scythe
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Antonyms

use place take accept save engage
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Hypernyms

cut kill arm

Derivatives

tomahawked tomahawking

Examples

I was nurtured in the school of the rifle and the tomahawk. Moses Van Campen

This liquor that they introduce into our country is more to be feared than the gun and tomahawk. Little Turtle

A 1.2kg sharing tomahawk for £68, including two sides, comes seared and pink in all the right places and leaves a serving dish full of juices perfectly designed for mopping. Source: Internet

After retirement they moved to Tomahawk and eventually moved to Waterford in 1998. Source: Internet

Although Caldwell was wounded three times, and his Tomahawk was hit by more than 100 convert bullets and five 20 mm cannon shells, Caldwell shot down Schröer's wingman and returned to base. Source: Internet

A Tomahawk missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George in the eastern Mediterranean Sea in March 2003. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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