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Hatchet

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A small, short-handled ax for use in one hand.

n. A tomahawk.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A small light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk.

v. To cut with a hatchet.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.

n. Specifically, a tomahawk.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A small ax with a short handle, designed to be used with one hand.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood)

n. weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians

Word Usage

"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."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

weapon weapon system arm

Cross Reference

dig up the hatchet to throw the helve after the hatchet to bury the hatchet ceremonial hatchet

Form

hatchet job hatchet man hatchet-faced hatchetation bury the hatchet

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

ratchet

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

ax chisel machete shovel tomahawk mallet sledgehammer crowbar spear dagger