HATCHET


Meaning of HATCHET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈha-chət ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English hachet, from Anglo-French hachette, diminutive of hache battle-ax — more at hash

Date: 14th century

1. : a short-handled ax often with a hammerhead to be used with one hand

2. : tomahawk

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.