Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small, short-handled ax for use in one hand.
- noun A tomahawk.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small ax with a short handle, designed to be used with one hand.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.
- noun Specifically, a tomahawk.
- noun a thin, sharp face, like the edge of a hatchet.
- noun sharp-visaged.
- noun to make peace or become reconciled.
- noun to make or declare war. The last two phrases are derived from the practice of the American Indians.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small light
axe with a short handle; atomahawk . - verb transitive To cut with a hatchet.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood)
- noun weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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That is a what you call a hatchet job, similar to, “why do you hate America” when discussing people who disagree with the Bush administration.
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Cynthia McGuinness, mother of two young students, said it was painful to watch the board make cuts with what she described as a hatchet instead of a scapel.
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You think the only place to bury the hatchet is in the other guys head.
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Gerber makes quality gear and this hatchet is no exception.
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Gerber makes quality gear and this hatchet is no exception.
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You think the only place to bury the hatchet is in the other guyshead.
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Gerber makes quality gear and this hatchet is no exception.
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Gerber makes quality gear and this hatchet is no exception.
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How can it be bipartisan when republicans offer no ideas and simply walk away from the table ie orrin hatchet evman
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Gerber makes quality gear and this hatchet is no exception.
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