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hatch⋅et
[hach-it] 
ɪt
–noun
–verb (used with object)
—Idioms
| 1. | a small, short-handled ax having the end of the head opposite the blade in the form of a hammer, made to be used with one hand. |
| 2. | a tomahawk. |
| 3. | hatchetfish. |
| 4. | to cut, destroy, kill, etc., with a hatchet. |
| 5. | to abridge, delete, excise, etc.: The network censor may hatchet 30 minutes from the script. |
| 6. | bury the hatchet, to become reconciled or reunited; make peace. |
| 7. | take up the hatchet, to begin or resume hostilities; prepare for or go to war: The natives are taking up the hatchet against the enemy. |
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Language Translation for : Hatchet
| Spanish: | hacha, destral, | German: | das Beil, | Japanese: | 手おの |
| hatch·et
(hāch'ĭt) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English hachet, from Old French hachete, diminutive of hache, ax, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German happa, sickle.] |
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hatchet
1166, from O.Fr. hachette, dim. of hache "axe," possibly from Frank. *happja (cf. O.H.G. happa "sickle, scythe"), from P.Gmc. *khæbijo, from PIE base *(s)qep- "to cut" (cf. Gk. kopis "knife," Lith. kaplys "hatchet"). Phrase bury the hatchet (1794) is from Native American peacemaking custom. Hatchet-man was originally California slang for "hired Chinese assassin" (1880), later extended figuratively to journalists who attacked the reputation of a public figure (1944).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| hatchet | |
noun | |
| 1. | weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians [syn: tomahawk] |
| 2. | a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood) |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Main Entry: hatch·et
Pronunciation: 'hach-&t
Function: noun
: a dental excavator
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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. 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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