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- [tom-uh-hawk]
- /ˈtɒm əˌhɔk/
- /ˈtɒm.ə.hɔːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tom-uh-hawk]
- /ˈtɒm əˌhɔk/
Definitions of tomahawk word
- noun tomahawk a light ax used by the North American Indians as a weapon and tool. 1
- noun tomahawk any of various similar weapons or implements. 1
- noun tomahawk (in Australia) a stone hatchet used by the Aborigines. 1
- verb with object tomahawk to attack, wound, or kill with or as if with a tomahawk. 1
- noun tomahawk Native American axe 1
- countable noun tomahawk A tomahawk is a small light axe that is used by Native American peoples. 0
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Origin of tomahawk
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Virginia Algonquian (E spelling) tamahaac hatchet (equivalent to Proto-Algonquian *temah- to cut (it) off + *-a·kan- instrument for)
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Parts of speech for Tomahawk
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preposition
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tomahawk popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tomahawk usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tomahawk
noun tomahawk
- adz — an axlike tool for trimming and smoothing wood, etc., with a curved blade at right angles to the handle
- axe — An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
- billhook — a cutting tool with a wooden handle and a curved blade terminating in a hook at its tip, used for pruning, chopping, etc
- hatchet — a small, short-handled ax having the end of the head opposite the blade in the form of a hammer, made to be used with one hand.
- battleax — If you call a middle-aged or older woman a battleax, you mean she is very difficult and unpleasant because of her fierce and determined attitude.
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