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hatchet definition

hatchet (hac̸h′it)

noun

  1. a small ax with a short handle, for use with one hand: often the part of the head opposite the cutting edge is shaped like the striking portion of a hammerhead
  2. ☆ tomahawk

Etymology: ME hachet < OFr hachette, dim. of hache, an ax: see hachure

hatchet Idioms

bury the hatchet

☆
to stop fighting; make peace

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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