tomahawk
Indigenous chopping tool
A tomahawk is a light ax traditionally used by Native Americans of eastern North America, with a straight handle and a head that may be stone or metal.
The word entered English from Algonquian languages.
To tomahawk is to strike or kill with one.
In sports, a tomahawk describes an overhead chopping motion: a tomahawk dunk, a tomahawk chop.
Small one-handed chopper
North American language family
- PowhatanVirginia Algonquian confederation
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
ceremonial · peace pipe · war · council · chief · regalia · powwow · museum
Armed conflict between groups
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- battleArmed military engagement
- raidSudden armed incursion
- scalpingResale at inflated prices
warrior · fighting · tactical · military · close-quarters · melee · strike · slash
Tender marbled steak cut
- bone-inWith skeleton intact
- long boneTubular skeletal element
- frenchedBone cleaned for presentation
- grillingCooking on metal grates
searing · reverse sear · wagyu · dry-aged · prime · presentation · steakhouse · marbling
hatchet
Small one-handed chopper
edge · chop · split · sharpen · cleave · carve · head · poll · bit · hand axe
Algonquian
North American language family
- PowhatanVirginia Algonquian confederation
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
- artifactHuman-made historical object
tribe · ceremonial · peace pipe · war · council · chief · regalia · powwow · museum · trade
warfare
Armed conflict between groups
scalping · warrior · fighting · tactical · military · close-quarters · melee · strike · slash · cavalry
ribeye
Tender marbled steak cut
grilling · searing · reverse sear · wagyu · dry-aged · prime · presentation · steakhouse · marbling · cast iron
cruise missile
Self-propelled flying weapon
- RaytheonU.S. defense conglomerate
- precision strikeTargeted military attack
- long-rangeAcross great distances
subsonic · warship · submarine · destroyer · Gulf War · military · defense · launch · payload · tactical
target
Object of pursuit
stick · accuracy · distance · competition · sport · league · backyard · axe throwing · lodging · weight
- Axesaxe head, axe handle, axe blade, hatchet, hand axe
- Frontier WarsIndian Wars, French and Indian War, cavalry charge, militia, militias
- indigenous loanwordsmoccasin, totem, wigwam, kayak, canoe
- Plains IndiansSioux, Lakota, Cheyenne, Comanche, Blackfoot
- weaponsknife, gun, sword, swords, rifle
- Wild Westcowboy, howdy, sheriff, giddyup, lawmen
tomahawkbattle axe
Heavy bladed war weapon
poleaxe · halberd · claymore · shield · war hammer
- tomahawk steakLong-boned ribeye cut
- tomahawk missileAmerican long-range cruise weapon
- tomahawk chopCrowd gesture mimicking axe swing
- tomahawk dunkOne-arm overhead basketball slam
- tomahawk throwHurling a small axe
- tomahawk throwingSport of hurling hatchets