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| hatch·et [ háchət ] (plural hatch·ets) |
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small short-handled ax: a small ax that can be used with one hand
  wield a hatchet
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| [14th century. < French hachette "small ax" < hache "ax" < medieval Latin hapia< Germanic] |
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bury the hatchet to make peace with somebody after a disagreement
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do a hatchet job on somebody or something to criticize somebody or something severely, especially in print (informal)
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