tom·a·hawk
ˈtä-mi-ˌhȯk 
plural tomahawks
: a light ax used as a missile and as a hand weapon especially by North American Indigenous people
tomahawked; tomahawking; tomahawks
: to cut, strike, or kill with a tomahawk
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Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Other unique menu items include caviar served with chips or chicken nuggets, a 42-ounce tomahawk steak and Parker House rolls accompanied by a beef tallow butter candle.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Gallen left another pitch up in the fourth and Albies tomahawked it out to right, tying it at 3.
—John Marshall, ajc, 4 June 2023
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Noun
The series will have four episodes, including an Italian feast with Lee and Santino, a tomahawk ribeye sandwich with Kreischer, bourbon brown sugar chicken and tacos with Hawk, and barbecue, bar games and a spicy wings challenge with Jesser.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Other unique menu items include caviar served with chips or chicken nuggets, a 42-ounce tomahawk steak and Parker House rolls accompanied by a beef tallow butter candle.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Verb
By the end of the night, Torkelson struck out, grabbed his bat with two hands, lifted it over his head and tomahawked it toward the dirt near home plate.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Gallen left another pitch up in the fourth and Albies tomahawked it out to right, tying it at 3.
—John Marshall, ajc, 4 June 2023
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“Tomahawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tomahawk. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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