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Definition of "tomahawk" []
- A light ax formerly used as a tool or weapon by certain Native American peoples. See Regional Note at pone. (noun)
- A similar implement or weapon. (noun)
- To strike with or as if with a tomahawk. (verb-transitive)
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Use "tomahawk" in a sentence
- "- Samm Levine, Actor ( "I Love You, Beth Cooper," "Inglourious Basterds") @davidspade so avatar was well done but i cant handle the 3d. im an adult, i dont need to feel like the tomahawk is coming at me. i realize its a movie"
- "He yanked his tomahawk from the tree where he had hurled it the night before and went off for the day."
- "Tomahawk Creek need not have a direct American origin but indicates the early adoption in Australia of the word tomahawk as the normal word for a hatchet."
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