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taken up the hatchet

taken up the hatchet is the past participle of take up the hatchet.

Meaning of take up the hatchet

Verb

take up the hatchet (third-person singular simple present takes up the hatchet, present participle taking up the hatchet, simple past took up the hatchet, past participle taken up the hatchet)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To declare war or go to war.

Questions about taken up the hatchet

What is taken up the hatchet the past participle of?
Taken up the hatchet is the past participle of take up the hatchet.

Words near taken up the hatchet in the dictionary

  1. taken up residence
  2. taken up the cudgel for
  3. taken up the cudgels
  4. taken up the gantlet
  5. taken up the gauntlet
  6. taken up the hatchet
  7. taken up the mantle
  8. taken up the slack
  9. taken up with
  10. taken upon oneself
  11. taken water

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