tomahawk
- noun
- /ˈtɑːməˌhɔk/
- For special occasions, many chefs recommend a tomahawk steak due to its impressive size and flavor.
- tomahawk steak
- tomahawk chops
Examples
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Last week, I ordered a tomahawk steak for dinner, and it was the best meal I've had in months.
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Tomahawk: "It's the same as a ribeye; the only thing is it's got the long bone and the wow factor."
Blog text (22) -
"Watch one of those icicles come down—zing, like a tomahawk.
Fiction book (1991) -
And then you have the, you have Aristotle, which is like a, a, a Wagyu filet or like a tomahawk rib eye, like a, a prime rib.
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It is a Wagyu tomahawk steak and a calamansi Demi glass, which is a traditional bistec is what we call it in the Philippines.
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He gave an even more precise hint of the targets the United States intended to hit inside Iraq: "Unmanned Tomahawk cruise missiles aboard American battleships in the ... Gulf.
Academic text (1991) -
The restaurant serves a delicious tomahawk steak that is perfect for sharing with friends.
Synonyms
A thick slice of meat, usually beef, that people cook to eat
A tender cut of beef from the rib with a lot of fat and rich flavor
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tomahawk for the big bone-in steak is a modern name taken from the axe because the long rib bone makes the meat look like the handle and head of a tomahawk. So the steak is called a tomahawk because it 'looks like' the tool.