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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tomahawk \Tom"a*hawk\, noun [Of American Indian origin; cf. Algonkin tomehagen, Mohegan tumnahegan, Delaware tamoihecan.] A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Tomahawk \Tom"a*hawk\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Tomahawked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tomahawking}.] To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
tomahawk
noun: weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American indians [syn: {hatchet}]
verb
1: cut with a tomahawk
2: kill with a tomahawk
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Tomahawk, WI (city, FIPS 80125) Location: 45.47341 N, 89.72415 W Population (1990): 3328 (1527 housing units) Area: 19.3 sq km (land), 3.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54487
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Tomahawk, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin Population (2000): 3770 Housing Units (2000): 1696 Land area (2000): 7.438294 sq. miles (19.265092 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.399116 sq. miles (3.623694 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.837410 sq. miles (22.888786 sq. km) FIPS code: 80125 Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55 Location: 45.474463 N, 89.731454 W ZIP Codes (1990): 54487 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Tomahawk, WI Tomahawk
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