hatchet
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noun \ˈha-chət\Definition of HATCHET
1
: a short-handled ax often with a hammerhead to be used with one hand
2
: tomahawk
See Origin of HATCHET
Middle English hachet, from Anglo-French hachette, diminutive of hache battle-ax — more at hash
First Known Use: 14th century
hatch·et
noun \ˈhach-ət\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of HATCHET
: a dental excavator
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