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tomahawk

[tom-uh-hawk] / ˈtɒm əˌhɔk /
NOUN
ax/axe
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NOUN
hatchet
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Branded tomahawk steaks and “The Future is Public” cocktails will be served to guests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Hundreds of pounds of caviar, black truffle, sushi and tomahawk steak have been shipped to Hollywood for the traditional lavish Oscars after-party this Sunday.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

For eight breathtaking seasons, LeBron James has poured his soul into pleasing a passionate fan base such that he still fills Crypto.com Arena with joy and light and tomahawk dunks at age 41.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026

In an episode titled 'Day in the life of a pro footballer', Manchester City and Norway striker Haaland, 25, speaks about his daily routine and enjoyment of cooking - and eating - tomahawk steaks.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025

He held a tomahawk in one hand and a hand of tobacco in the other.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

It displays a cartoon avatar of Jenkins, nicknamed Skullet, and a logo depicting crossed tomahawks below a silhouette of the Capitol building.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023

It once manufactured tourist items such as tomahawks and bows and arrows, which it sold to the Braves to offer at souvenir stands.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2021

Following Helsley's complaint, the Braves stopped distributing the red foam tomahawks used by fans doing the chop during the series.

From Fox News ● Oct. 28, 2021

“He seems so full of joy. He’s big, and I like to imagine he does stuff to make himself bigger, but not gym stuff … more like throwing tomahawks or fighting sharks,” she says.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 26, 2020

They had their spears, too, slung lance-fashion by the side of the saddle; with tomahawks stuck in their belts.

From The Yellow Chief by Mayne Reid

Gallen left another pitch up in the fourth and Albies tomahawked it out to right, tying it at 3.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 5, 2023

"He got the outs. Calhoun just tomahawked that ball. It’s why it’s the big leagues."

From Fox News ● Apr. 25, 2021

I’m telling you, it cut a yard, and it was tomahawked.

From Golf Digest ● Mar. 24, 2020

First, Nene viciously tomahawked a dunk over Gobert to net the Wizards’ first points.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2015

We want not to see water anatomized; the Alps may be tomahawked and scalped by geologists, yet may they be sorry painters.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. by Various

Battles with Nick Faldo, tomahawking a club into a lake, claiming Tiger Woods intentionally tried to distract him mid-swing?

From Golf Digest ● Aug. 6, 2019

Next time up the floor, Griffin attacked the basket, intent on tomahawking a one-handed dunk over Nene.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2015

Croker openly said that he expected to lose his pension very shortly, and, being wishful to make himself a literary position before that event happened, he had begun by "tomahawking Miss Martineau."

From Harriet Martineau by Florence Fenwick Miller

His head throbbed from the tomahawking, but his wits were still in working order, and when asked by Satanta where he had been, he replied that he had been out searching for "whoa-haws."

From Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister by Helen Cody Wetmore

“Fool!” exclaimed Magadar, scarce able to refrain from tomahawking the brave in his wrath—“launch the canoes and give chase.”

From The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne


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