tom·a·hawk 
(tŏmə-hôk′)
(tŏmə-hôk′)n.
1. A light axe formerly used as a tool or weapon by certain Native American peoples.
2. A similar implement or weapon.
tr.v. tom·a·hawked, tom·a·hawk·ing, tom·a·hawks
To strike with or as if with a tomahawk.
[Virginia Algonquian tamahaac.]