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n. - Weapon consisting of a fighting ax v. - Kill with an ax; Cut with an ax.

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  • He yanked his tomahawk from the tree where he had hurled it the night before and went off for the day.
  • The tomahawk is a sign of war and victory for his prophet and
  • Throwing the tomahawk was another boyish sport, in which many acquired considerable skill.
  • The tomahawk is a stone, six or eight inches long, pointed at one end, and the other end fixed into a handle of wood.
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