pipe tomahawk

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounpipe tomahawk (plural pipe tomahawks)

plural pipe tomahawks

  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.

    Synonyms: pipehawk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

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pipehawk
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pipehawk

Origin

  1. Algonquian
  2. Englishpipe tomahawk

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

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APA

pipe tomahawk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipe%20tomahawk

MLA

“pipe tomahawk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipe%20tomahawk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pipe tomahawk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pipe%20tomahawk.

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