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tomahawk settler

tomahawk settler noun: an early settler in the American frontier during the mid-to-late 18th century who established informal claims to land through a practice by marking trees by girdling them or blazing their names or initials on the bark.

Noun

tomahawk settler (plural tomahawk settlers)

  1. (US, historical) An early settler in the American frontier during the mid-to-late 18th century who established informal claims to land through a practice by marking trees by girdling them or blazing their names or initials on the bark.

Forms of tomahawk settler

pluraltomahawk settlers

Questions about tomahawk settler

What does tomahawk settler mean?
Tomahawk settler means an early settler in the American frontier during the mid-to-late 18th century who established informal claims to land through a practice by marking trees by girdling them or blazing their names or initials on the bark.
What part of speech is tomahawk settler?
Tomahawk settler is a noun.
What is the plural of tomahawk settler?
The plural of tomahawk settler is tomahawk settlers.

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  6. tomahawk settler
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  10. tomahawked
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