hatchet (redirected from buried the hatchet)

hatch·et  (hcht)

n.

1. A small, short-handled ax for use in one hand.

2. A tomahawk.

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[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

Noun

1. a short axe used for chopping wood, etc.

2. bury the hatchet to make peace or resolve a disagreement

Adjective

narrow and sharp: a hatchet face [Old French hachette]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hatchet - weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians tomahawk weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
	2.	hatchet - a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood) ax, axe - an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle broad hatchet - a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead claw hatchet - a hatchet that has a cleft for pulling nails half hatchet - a hatchet with a broad blade on one end and a hammer head of the other

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hatchet

noun axe, machete, tomahawk, cleaver

Translations

hatchet [ˈhætʃɪt] n → hacha

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hatchet [ˈhætʃɪt] n → hachette f

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hatchet [ˈhætʃɪt] n → Beil nt;

to bury the hatchet → das Kriegsbeil begraben

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hatchet [ˈhætʃɪt] n → accetta

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hatchet

n hatchet [ˈhӕtʃit]

a small axe held in one hand. handbyltjie فأْس صَغيرَه брадвичка sekyrka håndøkse das Beil τσεκουράκι hacha, destral kirves تبر كوچك kirves hachette גַרזֶן कुठारी, परशु sjekirica fejsze kapak lítil handöxi accetta 手おの 손도끼 kirvukas cirvītis kapak kecil handbijl (strids)øks topór machadinha toporişcă топорик sekerka sekirica sekirica yxa ขวานด้ามเล็ก ๆ ufak balta 短柄斧 сокира چھوٹے دستے کی کلہاڑی rìu nhẹ cán ngắn 短柄斧