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Meanings of tomahawk in English

Spanish
te-416 tomahawk
Wikidata

American sounding rocket.

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te-416 tomahawk
Russian
томагавк
Portuguese
tomahawk
Spanish
tomahawk
Catalan
tomahawk
Wikidata

Axe from North America.

томагавк
Wikidata

Fighter aircraft series by Curtiss.

Related terms
Catalan
destral
Spanish
hacha

Weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians.

destral
Usage of tomahawk in English
1
They will forget the arrow of truth and the tomahawk of justice.
The Memories of Fifty Years / Containing Brief Biographical Noti...
2
As the mother sprang forward, he buried his tomahawk in her brain.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction
3
I shall go in my war paint- Ishallcarry my tomahawk along.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
4
The savages immediately prostrated one man and two women with the tomahawk.
The First White Man of the West / Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'...
5
I drew my tomahawk, resolved to kill the missionary on the spot.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 02 — Fiction
6
Henceforth I resolved never to traverse the wilderness unfurnished with my tomahawk.
Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
7
I dug up the tomahawk, and led on my warriors to fight.
Great Indian Chief of the West; Or, Life and Adventures of Black...
8
All the cuts on various trees were made with an iron tomahawk.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia / From Moreton Ba...
9
Tayoga, tomahawk in hand, went up and down like a deadly flame.
The Lords of the Wild: A Story of the Old New York Border
10
He lowered the tomahawk to his side, and addressed himself to her.
The Knight of the Golden Melice: A Historical Romance
11
The tomahawk was buried, and each party pledged itself to eternal friendship.
Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam
12
Dad said, cheerfully helping Dave and the tomahawk into the first fork.
On Our Selection
13
George then remonstrated with the chief for spoiling Abner with his tomahawk.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend
14
But happily there was no need for her to use her tomahawk.
The Scouts of the Valley
15
By giving them a handkerchief he obtained a stone tomahawk from them.
Explorations in Australia / The Journals of John McDouall Stuart...
16
The only way to die is by bullet, tomahawk, or spear thrust.
The Cruise of the Snark
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Tomahawk through the time
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common