tomahawk

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Throwing the tomahawk was another boyish sport, in which many acquired considerable skill.

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  1. noun A light ax formerly used as a tool or weapon by certain Native American peoples. See Regional Note at pone.
  2. noun A similar implement or weapon.
  3. transitive verb To strike with or as if with a tomahawk.

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  • This he again refused, saying, in reply, that his tomahawk was also his pipe, and that he might wish to use it in that capacity before their business was closed. —  Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet
  • What is done is past; we have buried the tomahawk, and the Sacs and Foxes and Americans will now be friends As I said, I am an old man, and younger men must take my place. —  History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians
  • And for the purpose of burying the tomahawk, and renewing the friendly intercourse between themselves and the Osages, a meeting of their respective chiefs shall take place, at which, under the direction of the above named commissioner, or the agent of Indian affairs residing at St. Louis, an adjustment of all their differences shall be made, and peace established upon a firm and lasting basis Art. —  Great Indian Chief of the West Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk
  • These may have neither a desire for war nor a feeling of hostility towards the Indians, but when the tomahawk is raised, they contribute to swell the alarum, and oftentimes, by their very fears of a war, do much to bring it about. —  Great Indian Chief of the West Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk
  • We have buried the tomahawk, and the sound of the rifle will hereafter only bring death to the deer and the buffalo. —  Great Indian Chief of the West Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk
 

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  1. Virginia Algonquian tamahaac.

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  1. Formerly also (given as Indian) tomahack (Smith), tamahaac (Webster), tamohake (Strachey); of American Indian origin: Algonkin tomehagan, Mohegan tumnahegan, Delaware tamoihecan, a tomahawk: explained by Lacombe from the Cree dialect—otomahuk, knock him down, otâmahwaw, he is knocked down.
  2. from tomahawk, n.
 

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/ˈtɑməhɔk/
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