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tomahawk

noun verb

An ax used by Native American warriors.

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
T
Ends with
K
Contains
OM
Scrabble score
20

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Pronunciation

/ˈtɒ.mə.hɔːk/ /ˈtɑ.mə.hɔk/

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Definitions

noun

  1. An ax used by Native American warriors.

  2. A dunk in which the person dunking the ball does so with his arm behind his head.

  3. A geometric construction consisting of a semicircle and two line segments that serves as a tool for trisecting an angle; so called from its resemblance to the American Indian axe.

  4. A field hockey shot style that involves a player turning their hockey stick upside-down and swinging it so that its inside edge will come into contact with the ball.

verb

  1. To strike with a tomahawk.

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