| 单词 | trade tomahawk |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrade tomahawk trade tomahawk n. a hatchet-like metal-bladed tomahawk of a sort produced by Europeans for trade with indigenous populations in North America, Oceania, and elsewhere; cf. sense tomahawk n. 1.First recorded with reference to Oceania in the 19th cent., although tomahawks of this sort had been used in trade in North America from the 17th cent. ΚΠ 1870 Melbourne Leader 22 Oct. 14/2 Trade tomahawks, 15s, to 18s. per dozen. 1929 Geogr. Jrnl. 74 310 During the transport of the stores some of our trade tomahawks were stolen by natives. 2011 M. G. Johnson N. Amer. Indian Tribes of Great Lakes 17 (caption) A Miami warrior sketched c.1796... He sports many silver ornaments..and carries a trade tomahawk. < as lemmas |
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