Sekirov Dictionary

hatchet

/ˈhæt͡ʃɪt/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 5
phrases 3

noun2

•
A small, light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk.
- Buried was the bloody hatchet, / Buried was the dreadful war-club, / Buried were all warlike weapons, / And the war-cry was forgotten. — 1855
•
(figurative) Belligerence, animosity; harsh criticism.
- “Dat true as missionary! What a soldier do, cap'in, if so much peace? Warrior love a war-path.” “I wish it were not so, Nick. But my hatchet is buried, I hope, for ever.” — 1843

verb1

To cut with a hatchet.

forms

hatcheted · hatchetted · hatcheting · hatchetting · hatchets

Phrases with hatchet

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