<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a light ax used by the North American Indians as a weapon and tool.</li><li>any of various similar weapons or implements.</li><li>(in Australia) a stone hatchet used by Aboriginal peoples.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to attack, wound, or kill with or as if with a tomahawk.</li></ul>