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Hatchet

Hatchet Meaning & Definition
Hatchet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hatchet?

[n] short ax used to chop wood
[n] weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American indians

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hatchet: tomahawk

Related Terms | Find terms related to Hatchet: adz | ax | battle-ax | bread knife | bushwhacker | butcher knife | carving knife | chaser | chisel | cleaver | clipper | clippers | dagger | gouge | hack | halberd | hoe | hunting knife | jackknife | knife | lance | lancet | letter-opener | machete | mattock | nippers | paper cutter | paper knife | paring knife | penknife | pick | pickax | plowshare | poleax | razor | razor blade | saw knife | sax | scalpel | scissors | scoop | scraper | scuffle hoe | scythe | share | shears | sheath knife | sickle | sidecutters | snips | spear | spokeshave | surgical knife | sword | table knife | tomahawk | wedge

See Also | arm | ax | axe | broad hatchet | claw hatchet | half hatchet | weapon | weapon system

Hatchet In Webster's Dictionary

\Hatch"et\, n. [F. hachette, dim. of hache ?. See 1st {Hatch}, {Hash}.] 1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand. 2. Specifically, a tomahawk. Buried was the bloody hatchet. --Longfellow. {Hatchet face}, a thin, sharp face, like the edge of a hatchet; hence: {Hatchet-faced}, sharp-visaged. --Dryden. {To bury the hatchet}, to make peace or become reconciled. {To take up the hatchet}, to make or declare war. The last two phrases are derived from the practice of the American Indians.

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