tommyhawks

Those handles on Winklers 'tommyhawks are down right beautiful.

More On Axes 2008

Well you've heard about the Indians with their tommyhawks and spears

Dublin Fusiliers 1998

This is a noble suggestion, and no doubt the Indians will take kindly to the barbers and pay them much attention even if their tommyhawks and scalping knives are a little dull at first.

The Silly Syclopedia Noah [pseud.] Lott

One of the things we have every night in the show is an Injun dance, and Looey and I sings what the doctor calls the Siwash war chant, whirling round and round each other, and making licks at each other with our tommyhawks, and letting out sudden wild yips in the midst of that chant.

Danny's Own Story 1912

They'd 'a' sneaked the Dutchman an 'his folks outdoors with tommyhawks over their heads and scattered grease an' gunpowder an 'boughs on the floor, an' set 'er goin' an 'me an' you asleep above the ladder.

In the Days of Poor Richard Irving Bacheller 1904

"Dey all got dere warpaint on an 'dere tommyhawks --"

Viola Gwyn George Barr McCutcheon 1897

His father would shoot millions and millions of Injins, and they would have a house full of scalps and tommyhawks and bows and arrers.

Viola Gwyn George Barr McCutcheon 1897

Mebby the souls of them who had passed over from the New Land, mebby them disembodied faithful shades wuz a-tryin 'to save their free sunny huntin' grounds from the hands of the invader, and their race from the fate that threatened 'em -- mebby they hurled onseen tommyhawks, and shrieked down at 'em, tryin 'to turn 'em back --

Samantha at the World's Fair Marietta Holley 1881

And, sez he, "Before they all die I hope they will sharpen up their tommyhawks and march on to Washington, and have a war-dance before the

Samantha at the World's Fair Marietta Holley 1881

"They had eight camp-fires goun 'instead o' four, on top of the highest stageun's yit, so the whole place was lit up as bright as day; and when the elder stopped short and sudden, and the other exhorters held back their tommyhawks, and all the saints and sinners left off their groanun 'and jerkun' to see what was comun ', now it was a great sight, I tell you, Squire.

The Leatherwood God William Dean Howells 1878