tomahawk
An axe used by Native American warriors, originally made of stone, bone, or antlerAn axe used by Native American warriors, originally made of stone, bone, or antler.
» Tom's full name is Tom Tomahawk.
Toms vollständiger Name ist Tom Tomahawk. — mhr
Полное имя Тома – Том Томагавк. — Ooneykcall
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4 sensesAn axe used by Native American warriors, originally made of stone, bone, or antler.
A dunk performed with one's arm behind one's head.
A geometric construction consisting of a semicircle and two line segments that serves as a tool for trisecting an angle; so called from its resemblance to the American Indian axe.
Tomahawk
томага́вкtomagávk
томага́вкtomahávk
A field hockey shot style that involves a player turning their hockey stick upside-down and swinging it so that its inside edge will come into contact with the ball.
- weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
Examples
4 sentencesTom's full name is Tom Tomahawk.
ruПолное имя Тома – Том Томагавк. — Ooneykcall
deToms vollständiger Name ist Tom Tomahawk. — mhr
The tomahawk is a type of Native American axe.
Is your name Tom Tomahawk?
In putting up his tent, Captain Brady's tomahawk had slipped and cut his knee, by which he was lamed for some time.
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Origin
From an Eastern Algonquian word, most likely Powhatan tumahák; compare also Malecite-PassaFrom an Eastern Algonquian word, most likely Powhatan tumahák; compare also Malecite-Passamaquoddy tomhikon (“axe”), Abenaki temahigan, demahigan (“axe”).
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plural: tomahawksSynonyms
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