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Hatchet | Hatchet \Hatch"et\ (-[e^]t), n. [F. hachette, dim. of hache ax. See 1st {Hatch}, {Hash}.] 1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, a tomahawk. [1913 Webster] Buried was the bloody hatchet. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster] {hatchet face}, a thin, sharp face, like the edge of a hatchet; hence: {hatchet-faced}, sharp-visaged. --Dryden. {To bury the hatchet}, to make peace or become reconciled. {To take up the hatchet}, to make or declare war. The last two phrases are derived from the practice of the American Indians. |
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