TOMAHAWKING

Verb

tomahawking

present participle of tomahawk

Source: Wiktionary


TOMAHAWK

Tom"a*hawk, n. Etym: [Of American Indian origin; cf. Algonkin tomehagen, Mohegan tumnahegan, Delaware tamoihecan.]

Definition: A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.

Tom"a*hawk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tomahawked; p. pr. & vb. n. Tomahawking.]

Definition: To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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