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hachereau

hachereau noun: a cleaver, similar to an ax but with a wider cutting edge.

Noun

hachereau (plural hachereaux)

  1. a cleaver, similar to an ax but with a wider cutting edge
    • A "hachereau" or hatchet, sometimes served as a hammer.1982, Jean Daigle, The Acadians of the Maritimes: thematic studies, page 457
    • Bifacial tools are represented by an amigdaloid hand-axe (Figure 4.2:6), a possible biface fragment, and an atypical hachereau.2003, Marie Soressi, Harold Lewis Dibble, Multiple Approaches to the Study of Bifacial Technologies, →ISBN, page 79

Forms of hachereau

pluralhachereaux

Origin of hachereau

From French hacher, from Proto-Germanic *hakkōną (“to chop; hack”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng- (“to be sharp; peg; hook; handle”).

Questions about hachereau

What does hachereau mean?
Hachereau means a cleaver, similar to an ax but with a wider cutting edge.
What part of speech is hachereau?
Hachereau is a noun.
What is the plural of hachereau?
The plural of hachereau is hachereaux.

Words near hachereau in the dictionary

  1. hachek
  2. hacheks
  3. Hachem
  4. hachement
  5. Hachems
  6. hachereau
  7. Hacheston
  8. Hachey
  9. Hacheys
  10. hachi machi
  11. Hachigian

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