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tomahawks

The correct spelling is tomahawks.

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noun

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The correct spelling is tomahawks. An ax used by Native American warriors.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An ax used by Native American warriors.
  2. 2.A dunk in which the person dunking the ball does so with his arm behind his head.
  3. 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. 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. 1.To strike with a tomahawk.

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