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Definition of hatchet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a hatchet

hatchet

noun

hatchet pronunciation English

ˈhætʃɪt

hatchet pronunciation American

ˈhætʃɪt

a small axe (= a tool with a heavy blade for chopping things) with a short handle

Idioms

see bury the hatchet at bury