Difference between Hatchet and Tomahawk

What is the difference between Hatchet and Tomahawk?

Hatchet as a noun is a small light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk. while Tomahawk as a noun is an ax/axe used by american indian (first nations) warriors.

Hatchet

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A small light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk.

Tomahawk

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to strike with a tomahawk

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An ax/axe used by American Indian (First Nations) warriors.A dunk in which the person dunking the ball does so with his arm behind his headA geometric construction consisting of a semicircle and two line segments that serves as a tool for trisecting an angle; so called from its resemblance to the American Indian axe.A field hockey shot style that involves a player turning their hockey stick upside-down and swinging it so that its inside edge will come into contact with the ball.

We hope you now know whether to use Hatchet or Tomahawk in your sentence.

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