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tomahawk mark

tomahawk mark noun: a marking in a tree or other piece of wood created with a tomahawk, often used to denote property boundaries in frontier settings.

Noun

tomahawk mark (plural tomahawk marks)

  1. (US, historical) A marking in a tree or other piece of wood created with a tomahawk, often used to denote property boundaries in frontier settings.

Forms of tomahawk mark

pluraltomahawk marks

Questions about tomahawk mark

What does tomahawk mark mean?
Tomahawk mark means a marking in a tree or other piece of wood created with a tomahawk, often used to denote property boundaries in frontier settings.
What part of speech is tomahawk mark?
Tomahawk mark is a noun.
What is the plural of tomahawk mark?
The plural of tomahawk mark is tomahawk marks.

Words near tomahawk mark in the dictionary

  1. tomahawk
  2. tomahawk chop
  3. tomahawk chops
  4. tomahawk improvement
  5. tomahawk improvements
  6. tomahawk mark
  7. tomahawk marks
  8. tomahawk settler
  9. tomahawk settlers
  10. tomahawk steak
  11. tomahawk steaks

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