Definition of Hatchet

Hatchet

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

Specifically, a tomahawk.

Related Definitions:

Ax, Be, Hand, Handle, One, Short, Small, Specifically, To, Tomahawk, Used, With

Hatchet Quotations

There's no point in burying a hatchet if you're going to put up a marker on the site.
Sydney J. Harris

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.
Kin Hubbard

I felt invincible. My strength was that of a giant. God was certainly standing by me. I smashed five saloons with rocks before I ever took a hatchet.
Carry Nation

I finally had to go to the American Civil Liberties Union here in northern California to get my reply published to what I considered to be a hatchet job done by Stanley Crouch.
Ishmael Reed

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Hatchet Translations

hatchet in French is hachette
hatchet in German is Beil
hatchet in Hungarian is szekerce
hatchet in Italian is ascia
hatchet in Latin is securis
hatchet in Spanish is hacha de mano, segur
hatchet in Swedish is yxa

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