Antonyms for tomahawk
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : tom-uh-hawk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɒm əˌhɔk |
Definition of tomahawk
Origin :- 1610s, tamahaac, from Algonquian (probably Powhatan) tamahack "what is used in cutting," from tamaham "he cuts." Cognate with Mohegan tummahegan, Delaware tamoihecan, Micmac tumeegun.
- As in ax/axe : noun large cutting tool
- As in hatchet : noun ax
- As in ax : verb dismiss
- With my tomahawk I cut a mark in that chestnut yonder and buried my weapon at the foot of it.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- I leave the tomahawk and knife to such as have a natural gift to use them.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- You say you're willing to bury the tomahawk; do you mean it?
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- Oh, how I understood now the rascally-looking fellow, with his hatchet and tomahawk!
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- I didn't have my tomahawk, and I didn't know what would happen.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- Do the Indians want to dig up the tomahawk and make war on the whites?
- Extract from : « Rodney, the Ranger » by John V. Lane
- The Indian lifted his tomahawk and the lad expected it to be buried in his head.
- Extract from : « Rodney, the Ranger » by John V. Lane
- Pardon me, madam, but I am not a sheep, nor yet quite a savage with a tomahawk.
- Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin
- He had a tomahawk and a knife in his belt and a rifle upon his arm.
- Extract from : « The Settlers in Canada » by Frederick Marryat
- He then recovered his own tomahawk, and carried off the useless weapons with him.
- Extract from : « The Hunters of the Ozark » by Edward S. Ellis
Synonyms for tomahawk
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