1. a light ax used as a tool or weapon by North American Indians

1. to strike or cut with or as if with a tomahawk

Examples

• The museum displayed a collection of Native American tomahawks.
• He used a tomahawk to chop kindling for the fire.
• The warrior carried his tomahawk into battle.
• She tomahawked the fallen branch into smaller pieces.
• The frontiersman kept his tomahawk sharp and ready.
• They found an ancient tomahawk buried near the old settlement.