| 释义 |
tom·a·hawk
I. \ˈtäməˌhȯk also -mēˌ- or -miˌ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: from tomahack (in some Algonquian language of Virginia)
1. : a light ax used both as a missile and as a hand weapon by the No. American Indians
2.
a. : the stone hatchet of the Australian aborigines
b. : an ordinary hatchet
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. : to cut, strike, or kill with a tomahawk
2. : to criticize or attack savagely : assail mercilessly
< battered, hacked, scalped, tomahawked as I have been for three years — Hannah More >
3. Australia : to cut (sheep) in unskillful shearing
• tom·a·hawk·er \-kə(r)\ noun -s |