Definition of hatchet Hatchet
/hæˈʧʌt/ - [hatchut] - hatch•et
We found 10 definitions of hatchet from 7 different sources.
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What does hatchet mean?
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NounPlural: hatchets |
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| hatchet - a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood) | ||
| ax, axe an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle | ||
| broad hatchet a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead | ||
| claw hatchet a hatchet that has a cleft for pulling nails | ||
| hatchet - weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians | ||
| tomahawk | ||
| weapon system, weapon, arm any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hatchet (n.)
A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand. - hatchet (n.)
Specifically, a tomahawk.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hatchet
hach′et, n. a small axe used by one hand.—adjs. Hatch′et-faced, having a thin, sharp-featured face; Hatch′ety, like a hatchet.—Bury the hatchet, to put an end to war, from the habit of the North American Indians. [Fr. hachette, hacher, to chop.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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hatchet
A small, light sort of axe, with a bazil edge on the left side, and a short handle. It is used by soldiers for cutting wood to make fascines, gabions, pickets, etc. To take up the hatchet, among the Indians, to declare war, to commence hostilities, etc. To bury the hatchet, to make peace.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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hatchet
When the tree is down, every one runs with his hatchet.
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