单词 | tomahawk mark |
释义 | > as lemmastomahawk mark tomahawk mark n. a mark made by a blow from a tomahawk, esp. on a tree as a boundary marker. ΚΠ 1864 Evangelist (N.Y.) 28 Jan. 7/2 A chip from the Beech Tree Forks..showing the tomahawk marks of Daniel Boone, which was the corner tree and starting point for his claim to lands in Kentucky. 1896 Rolfe (Iowa) Reveille 20 Feb. 1/2 A. R. Fulton visited the site in 1869 and found portions of skeletons mercilessly indented with tomahawk marks, and other relics of the battle. 1904 E. E. Sparks U.S.A. I. iii. 61 The first State to be created out of the public domain, with definite land surveys instead of tomahawk marks. 2001 O. P. Williams County Courthouses of Pennsylvania 7 Boundary markers could be trees, streams, or tomahawk marks. < as lemmas |
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