Definition of: tomahawk

(tom′ə·hôk) noun
A war weapon used by the Algonquian Indians of North America, originally a carved club about three feet long, having a knob of solid wood on the end in which a piece of bone or metal was inserted; later, the light ax or hatchet–shaped weapon with an iron blade obtained in trade with Europeans. Tomahawks were either thrown or wielded in the hand.
—v.t. To strike or kill with a tomahawk. [<Algonquian tamahak, short for tamahaken a cutting utensil <tamahaken he uses for cutting <tamaham he cuts]
PIPE TOMAHAWKS
a. Cree.
b. Iroquois.
c. Omaha.
d. Osage.