hatchet-like
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hatchet (ˈhætʃɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a short axe used for chopping wood, etc |
| 2. | a tomahawk |
| 3. | (modifier) of narrow dimensions and sharp features: a hatchet face |
| 4. | bury the hatchet to cease hostilities and become reconciled |
| [C14: from Old French hachette, from hache axe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German happa knife] | |
| 'hatchet-like | |
| —adj | |
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Hatchet-like
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