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Definition of "hatchet" []

  • A small, short-handled ax for use in one hand. (noun)
  • A tomahawk. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hatchet" in a sentence
  • "That is a what you call a hatchet job, similar to, “why do you hate America” when discussing people who disagree with the Bush administration."
  • "Cynthia McGuinness, mother of two young students, said it was painful to watch the board make cuts with what she described as a hatchet instead of a scapel."
  • "How can it be bipartisan when republicans offer no ideas and simply walk away from the table ie orrin hatchet evman"