- war hatchet
- noun
: a hatchet or tomahawk used by American Indians during war or symbolically in declaring war or peace
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war hatchet
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Hatchet — Hatch et ( [e^]t), n. [F. hachette, dim. of hache ax. See 1st {Hatch}, {Hash}.] 1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, a tomahawk. [1913 Webster] Buried was the bloody hatchet. Longfellow.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hatchet face — Hatchet Hatch et ( [e^]t), n. [F. hachette, dim. of hache ax. See 1st {Hatch}, {Hash}.] 1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, a tomahawk. [1913 Webster] Buried was the bloody hatchet.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hatchet-faced — Hatchet Hatch et ( [e^]t), n. [F. hachette, dim. of hache ax. See 1st {Hatch}, {Hash}.] 1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, a tomahawk. [1913 Webster] Buried was the bloody hatchet.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hatchet Force — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Hatchet Force caption=The patch of Company C, Command Control Central, MACV SOG dates=1966 October 1972, January 1973Stanton, p. 252.] country= United States of America allegiance= United States of America… … Wikipedia
hatchet — hatchetlike, adj. /hach it/, n. 1. a small, short handled ax having the end of the head opposite the blade in the form of a hammer, made to be used with one hand. See illus. under ax. 2. a tomahawk. 3. hatchetfish. 4. bury the hatchet, to become… … Universalium
hatchet — /ˈhætʃət / (say hachuht) noun 1. a small, short handled axe for use with one hand. 2. a tomahawk. –phrase 3. bury the hatchet, to make peace. 4. dig up (or take up) the hatchet, to prepare for war. {Phrase Origin: defs 3 and 4 refer to a Native… …
To bury the hatchet — Hatchet Hatch et ( [e^]t), n. [F. hachette, dim. of hache ax. See 1st {Hatch}, {Hash}.] 1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, a tomahawk. [1913 Webster] Buried was the bloody hatchet.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To take up the hatchet — Hatchet Hatch et ( [e^]t), n. [F. hachette, dim. of hache ax. See 1st {Hatch}, {Hash}.] 1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, a tomahawk. [1913 Webster] Buried was the bloody hatchet.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mount William Stone Hatchet Quarry — Eine Abbildung eines Steinbeils der Aborigines Der Mount William Stone Hatchet Quarry ist ein historisches Steinbruchgelände im australischen Bundesstaat Victoria. Das Gelände Liegt bei Lancefield, etwa 70 km von Melbourne entfernt. In der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
bury the hatchet — phrasal : to settle a disagreement : make peace * * * bury the hatchet see under ↑hatchet • • • Main Entry: ↑bury bury the hatchet To end a war or dispute (from a custom of Native N Americans) • • • Main Entry: ↑hatchet … Useful english dictionary
