Dictionary
tom•a•hawk
Pronunciation: (tom'u-hôk"), [key]
—
n.
1. a light ax used by the North American Indians as a weapon and tool.
2. any of various similar weapons or implements.
3. (in Australia) a stone hatchet used by the Aborigines.
—
v.t.
to attack, wound, or kill with or as if with a tomahawk.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
