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- Dictionaryhatch·et/ˈhaCHət/
noun
- 1. a small axe with a short handle for use in one hand.
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HATCHET definition: 1. a small axe (= tool with a blade that cuts when you hit things with it) 2. a small axe (= tool…. Learn more.
Jun 22, 2024 · The meaning of HATCHET is a short-handled ax often with a hammerhead to be used with one hand.
1. countable noun. A hatchet is a small axe that you can hold in one hand. Synonyms: axe, machete, tomahawk, cleaver More Synonyms of hatchet. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Someone with a hatchet face has a long, narrow face with sharp features. ...an old naval sergeant, with a hatchet face and drooping moustaches. 3.
Hatchet definition: 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.. See examples of HATCHET used in a sentence.
HATCHET meaning: 1. a small axe (= tool with a blade that cuts when you hit things with it) 2. a small axe (= tool…. Learn more.
A hatchet is a little ax used for chopping wood or for hewing a round log into a squared-off shape. If you go camping, you might take a hatchet with you. If someone hands you a hatchet and tells you to start splitting a pile of firewood, they expect you to chop each log into smaller pieces.
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. tomahawk. [1300–50; Middle English < Middle French hachette, diminutive (see -et) of hache ax < Frankish *hapja]
