01 n. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.
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A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.
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Specifically, a tomahawk.“Buried was the bloody hatchet.” — Longfellow.
Phrases & compounds
hatchet face —
a thin, sharp face, like the edge of a hatchet
hatchet-faced —
sharp-visaged.
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.