Etymology

pipe tomahawk

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Algonquian
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  1. Algonquian · calque of
  2. English todaypipe tomahawk

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

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