Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tomahawk improvement

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: tom-a-hawk im-prove-ment
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method used by early settlers, particulary in the Appalachian and Old West regions, to mark land claims, by cutting or girdling trees around a tract of land with a tomahawk.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

tomahawk improvements (plural)

Phrases

tomahawk settler

Frequently Paired Words

tomahawk settler

Questions

What does tomahawk improvement mean?: A method used by early settlers, particulary in the Appalachian and Old West regions, to mark land claims, by cutting or girdling trees around a tract of land with a tomahawk.

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