"tomahawk settler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tomahawk settlers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: US, historical Related terms: tomahawk improvement
    Sense id: en-tomahawk_settler-en-noun-ZERkfRzY Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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