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Tomahawk
Pronunciation : Tom"a*hawk
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Of American Indian origin; cf. Algonkin tomehagen, Mohegan tumnahegan, Delaware tamoihecan.]
Definition : Defn: A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Tom"a*hawk
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.
t. [imp. & p. p. Tomahawked; p. pr. & vb. n. Tomahawking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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