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Look up: Tomahawk

  1. Tomahawk
    A small hatchet used by the Indians and mountain men for fighting and woodcraft.
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  2. Tomahawk
    The Indian war axe or club.
    Found on http://users.michweb.net/~orendon/americ

  3. tomahawk
    [n] - weapon consisting of a fighting ax 2. [v] - cut with a tomahawk 3. [v] - kill with a tomahawk
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. tomahawk
    a US satellite-guided cruise missile Category: Defense
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Tomahawk
    Tom'a·hawk noun [ Of American Indian origin; confer Algonkin tomehagen , Mohegan tumnahegan , Delaware tamoihecan .] A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/66

  6. Tomahawk
    Tom'a·hawk transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Tomahawked ; present participle & verbal noun Tomahawking .] To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/66

  7. tomahawk
    A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron. ... Origin: Of American Indian origin; cf. Algonkin tomehagen, Mohegan tumnahegan, Delaware tamoihecan. ... To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk. ... Origin: Tomahawked; Tomahawking. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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  8. tomahawk
    noun weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
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  9. Tomahawk
    • (n.) A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron. • (v. t.) To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. tomahawk
    war hatchet of the North American Indians. `Tomahawk` was derived from the Algonquian word otomahuk (`to knock down`). Early versions were made by ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/59

  11. Tomahawk
    Tomahawk is Australian slang for to shear a sheep roughly or so as to cut the skin.
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  12. Tomahawk
    Tomahawk is Australian slang for to shear a sheep roughly or so as to cut the skin.
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  13. Tomahawk
    Tomahawk is a cultivated variety of potato.
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  14. tomahawk
    tomahawk [from an Algonquian dialect of Virginia], hatchet generally used by Native North Americans as a hand weapon and as a missile. The earliest tomahawks were made of stone, with one edge or two edges sharpened (sometimes the stone was globe shaped). The stone was fastened to a wooden handle in ...
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  15. Tomahawk
    The tomahawk is a type of hatchet and hammer (the word tomahawk is Cree for hammer) used by North American Indians of the Algonquian tribes in war and in hunting. They were used not just in hand-to-hand combat, but were also thrown some distance so as to strike with the sharp edge of the blade. Orig...
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  16. Tomahawk
    (town) `Tomahawk` is a town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 439 at the 2000 census. The City of Tomahawk is located to the northeast of the town and is not contiguous with it. The unincorporated community of Spirit Falls is located in the town. Geography: Accor...
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  17. Tomahawk
    (axe) A `tomahawk` (also referred to as a hawk) is a type of axe native to North America, traditionally resembling a hatchet with a straight shaft.<ref name= "PH"/><ref name= "SSH"/> The name came into the English language in the 17th century as a transliteration of ...
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  18. Tomahawk
    `Tomahawk` usually refers to: It may also mean: Fiction : Military and transportation : Music: Places : ;Australia ;Canada ;New Zealand ;United States Sports : Miscellaneous :
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  19. Tomahawk
    (band) alternative rock, experimental rock --> `Tomahawk` is an experimental alternative metal/alternative rock supergroup from the United States. They formed in 2000 when Fantômas, ex-Mr. Bungle and Faith No More singer/keyboardist Mike Patton and ex-The Jesus Lizard guitar player Duane D...
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  20. Tomahawk
    (geometric shape) The `tomahawk` is a "tool" in geometry consisting of a semicircle and two line segments. The basic shape is constructible with compass and straightedge. It is possible to trisect an angle with the tomahawk. This does not contradict the usual theorem stating that an...
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  21. Tomahawk
    (album) Name = Tomahawk | Type = Album | Artist = Tomahawk | Cover = Tomahawk-tomahawk.jpg | Released = October 30, 2001 | Recorded = 2001 | Genre = Alternative metal, experimental rock, alternative rock | Length = 42:19 | Label = Ipecac Recordings<br /><small>(IPC18)</small> | Produ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomahawk

  22. Tomahawk
    (G.I. Joe) The G.I. Joe `Tomahawk` is a fictional all-weather, twin-engine, twin-rotor heavy lift/assault as well as troop carrier helicopter from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero series of toys, comics and animated series produced by Hasbro. It has a top speed of 175&nbsp;mph when full...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomahawk

  23. Tomahawk
    (comics) `Tomahawk` is a comic book character whose adventures were published by DC Comics during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s as a backup feature in Star Spangled Comics and World`s Finest Comics and in his own eponymous series. His uniqueness stems in part from the timeframe of ...
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  24. Tomahawk
    (satirical magazine) `The Tomahawk: A Saturday Journal of Satire` was a weekly satirical magazine published between 1867 and 1870, price 2d. It was edited by Arthur a Beckett and the artist was Matt Morgan. Other contributors included Gilbert Beckett, Frank Marshall, Alfred Thompson (w...
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  25. Tomahawk
    (film) `Tomahawk` is a 1951 western film directed by George Sherman and starring Van Heflin and Yvonne De Carlo. The film is loosely based on events that took place in Montana in 1876 at The Battle of Powder River. The film was released as The Battle of Powder River in the UK. P...
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