1
: a short-handled ax often with a hammerhead to be used with one hand
2
: tomahawk
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He was flanked by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, all of whom have buried the hatchet with Trump.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2025
Lord John and Jamie halfway bury the hatchet, Claire sighs in annoyance, and Lord John bids Mrs. Fraser adieu.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
The Village People and President-elect Donald Trump have apparently buried the hatchet.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
If bricks and hatchets couldn’t convince Americans to transform their relationship to alcohol, perhaps the promise of finding your best self through phony negronis and nonalcoholic IPAs will.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2025
Lord John and Jamie halfway bury the hatchet, Claire sighs in annoyance, and Lord John bids Mrs. Fraser adieu.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
The Village People and President-elect Donald Trump have apparently buried the hatchet.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
If bricks and hatchets couldn’t convince Americans to transform their relationship to alcohol, perhaps the promise of finding your best self through phony negronis and nonalcoholic IPAs will.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Hatchet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchet. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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hatchet
noun
hatch·et
ˈhach-ət 
: a small ax with a short handle
Etymology
Middle English hachet "small ax, hatchet," from early French hachette, literally, "small battle-ax," from hache "battle-ax"; of Germanic origin — related to hash entry 1, hatch entry 4
Medical Definition
hatchet
noun
hatch·et
ˈhach-ət
: a dental excavator
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