Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hatchet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hatchet \Hatch"et\, n. [F. hachette, dim. of hache ?. See 1st
{Hatch}, {Hash}.]
1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.
2. Specifically, a tomahawk.
Buried was the bloody hatchet. --Longfellow.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hatchet
n 1: weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American
indians [syn: {tomahawk}]
2: short ax used to chop wood
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