hatchet
A small, light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk.
Other meanings
Belligerence, animosity; harsh criticism.
A kind of
- axe
Kinds of hatchet
- broad hatchet
- claw hatchet
- half hatchet
Related words
- bury the hatchet
- hatchetation
- hatchet face
- hatchet-faced
- hatchetfish
- hatchet job
- hatchetlike
- hatchet man
- hatchet wound
- hatchety
- sling the hatchet
- take up the hatchet
Word history
From Old French "hachete".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “hatchet” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.