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hatchet
The definition of a hatchet is a small ax with a sharp blade and a short handle.
(noun)An example of a hatchet is an Indian tomahawk.
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See hatchet in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- 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
- ☆ tomahawk
Origin: ME hachet < OFr hachette, dim. of hache, an ax: see hachure
See hatchet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A small, short-handled ax for use in one hand.
- A tomahawk.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English hachet
Origin: , from Old French hachete
Origin: , diminutive of hache, ax
Origin: , of Germanic origin
Origin: ; akin to Old High German happa, sickle
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