TOMAHAWK

Tomahawk

A tomahawk is a type of axe from North America, traditionally resembling a hatchet with a straight shaft. The name came into the English language in the 17th century as an adaptation of the Powhatan word.

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tomahawk

Noun

  1. An ax/axe used by American Indian (First Nations) warriors.
  2. : A dunk in which the person dunking the ball does so with his arm behind his head.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

Verb

  1. To strike with a tomahawk.


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