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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hatchet \Hatch"et\, n. [F. hachette dim. of hache ?. See 1st {Hatch}, {Hash}.] 1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand. 2. Specifically, a tomahawk. Buried was the bloody hatchet. --Longfellow. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hatchet n 1: a fighting ax used by North American indians [syn: {tomahawk}] 2: short ax used to chop wood From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: HATCHET, n. A young axe, known among Indians as a Thomashawk "O bury the hatchet, irascible Red, For peace is a blessing," the White Man said The Savage concurred, and that weapon interred, With imposing rites, in the White Man's head. John Lukkus
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