hatchet

n.

1. A small, short-handled ax for use in one hand.
2. A tomahawk.

[Middle English hachet, from Old French hachete, diminutive of hache, ax, of Germanic origin, akin to Old High German happa, sickle.]

Idioms beginning with hatchet:
hatchet job

See also bury the hatchet.

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n

An angled cutting hand instrument in which the broad side of the blade is parallel with the angle(s) of the shank. Used to develop internal cavity form. May be bibeveled or single beveled like a chisel, in which case the instrument is paired with another.

A combination chopping and driving tool which has a wooden handle and a steel head, with a hammer face and a blade which is notched for pulling nails.

hatchet

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

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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IN BRIEF: A small ax with a short handle.

They buried the hatchet, but in a shallow, well-marked grave. — Dorothy Walworth

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - håndøkse, lille økse, stridsøkse

idioms:

• hatchet face    smalt ansigt med skarpe træk
• hatchet job    nedrakning, kritik
• hatchet man    gangster, håndlanger, revolverjournalist

Nederlands (Dutch)
bijltje, tomahawk

Français (French)
n. - hachette

idioms:

• hatchet face    visage en lame de couteau
• hatchet job    critique virulente, démolir qn/qch
• hatchet man    homme de main

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beil

idioms:

• hatchet face    Gesicht mit scharfen Zügen
• hatchet job    verbale (gedruckte) Attacke
• hatchet man    Auftragsmörder, Vollstreckungsgehilfe, strenger oder gemeiner Kritiker

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τσεκουράκι

idioms:

• hatchet face    (καθομ.) στενό πρόσωπο, γωνιώδες πρόσωπο
• hatchet job    θάψιμο, σκληρή κριτική
• hatchet man    (καθομ.) πληρωμένος δολοφόνος

Italiano (Italian)
accetta

idioms:

• hatchet face    dai lineamenti affilati
• hatchet job    stroncatura
• hatchet man    sicario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - machadinha (f)

idioms:

• hatchet face    cara fechada
• hatchet job    despedir empregados, assassinar por conta de terceiros
• hatchet man    pessoa (f) que despede os empregados, assassino (m) de aluguel

Русский (Russian)
топор, томагавк

idioms:

• hatchet face    продолговатое лицо с выступающими скулами и резко очерченным носом
• hatchet job    работа, выполненная топором или ножом
• hatchet man    наемный убийца

Español (Spanish)
n. - hacha

idioms:

• hatchet face    rostro afilado, cara chupada
• hatchet job    crítica virulenta, crítica feroz
• hatchet man    asesino profesional, sicario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - yxa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
斧头, 战斧, 手斧

idioms:

• hatchet face    消瘦的脸
• hatchet job    恶毒攻击
• hatchet man    打手

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 斧頭, 戰斧, 手斧

idioms:

• hatchet face    消瘦的臉
• hatchet job    惡毒攻擊
• hatchet man    打手

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 전투용 도끼, 손도끼

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - まさかり, 手斧

idioms:

• hatchet face    細くとがった顔
• hatchet job    悪罵
• hatchet man    殺し屋, いやな仕事をする人, 憎まれ役

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) البليطه فأس, قصير اليد أو النصاب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גרזן, כילף‬

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