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hatchets

hatchets is the plural of hatchet.

Meaning of hatchet

Noun

hatchet (plural hatchets)

  1. A small, light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk.
    • “It must be admitted, Nick, you are a very literal logician—‘dog won't eat dog,’ is our English saying. Still the Yankee will fight the Yengeese, it would seem. In a word, the Great Father, in England, has raised the hatchet against his American children.”1843, [James Fenimore Cooper], Wyandotté, or The Hutted Knoll. […], volume I, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, →OCLC, page 117
  2. (figuratively) Belligerence, animosity; harsh criticism.
    • to bury the hatchet

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Questions about hatchets

What is hatchets the plural of?
Hatchets is the plural of hatchet.

Words near hatchets in the dictionary

  1. hatcheth
  2. hatcheting
  3. hatchetlike
  4. hatchetman
  5. hatchetmen
  6. hatchets
  7. Hatchett
  8. hatchetted
  9. hatchettine
  10. hatchetting
  11. hatchettite

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