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pipe tomahawk

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A ceremonial war axe, the tomahawk throwing axe, which functions as a tobacco smoking pipe, with the bowl located on the axe head, on the reverse side of the axeblade.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pipehawk

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, pipe (“pipe for smoking”) + tomahawk.

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Translations

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  • Unami: hupokàni tëmahikàn — tomahawk doubling as a smoking-pipe