Meaning of HATCHET
| Pronunciation: | | 'hachit
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- [n] short ax used to chop wood
- [n] weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American indians
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| | Synonyms: | | tomahawk |
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| | See Also: | | arm, ax, axe, broad hatchet, claw hatchet, half hatchet, weapon, weapon system | |
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| | Definition: | | Hatchet
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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