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hatchet

DEFINITIONS OF: hatchet

1

n a small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood)

Types:
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
Type of:
ax, axe
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

n weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians

Synonyms:
tomahawk
Type of:
arm, weapon, weapon system
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
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