1
: a short-handled ax often with a hammerhead to be used with one hand
2
: tomahawk
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An employee then called the police, reporting that Ellis had cut himself with the hatchet inside the restaurant and was walking toward officers with the weapon raised, according to the report.
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Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 13 Dec. 2025
On Tuesday, a forensic scientist testified that DNA consistent with Ana's profile was found on a hatchet and hacksaw recovered from the trash.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Forensic scientist Saman Saleen with the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab testified that Ana Walshe's DNA was on a pair of bloody slippers, a hatchet, a Tyvek suit, a stained rug and several other items police pulled from the trash.
—Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
With the introduction into evidence of the tools Brian Walshe allegedly used to dismember his wife, including a hatchet and a hacksaw, the judge has shortened her estimate of how long his murder trial will take.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 13 Dec. 2025
On Tuesday, a forensic scientist testified that DNA consistent with Ana's profile was found on a hatchet and hacksaw recovered from the trash.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Forensic scientist Saman Saleen with the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab testified that Ana Walshe's DNA was on a pair of bloody slippers, a hatchet, a Tyvek suit, a stained rug and several other items police pulled from the trash.
—Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
With the introduction into evidence of the tools Brian Walshe allegedly used to dismember his wife, including a hatchet and a hacksaw, the judge has shortened her estimate of how long his murder trial will take.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Hatchet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchet. Accessed 17 Dec. 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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