DCHP-2

tomahawk ((n.)) † [< Algonk.] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 n.

  originally, a light Indian war-club (casse-tête); in later use, a light hatchet often used as a weapon.

  See also: casse-tête  

• 2 n.

  bury the tomahawk .

  See also: hatchet (def. 4)