1
: a short-handled ax often with a hammerhead to be used with one hand
2
: tomahawk
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While this is a concerning update, the two sides will need to bury the hatchet for the upcoming season.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Jacobs was spotted walking near a creek holding a hatchet, according to police, and officers found him shortly after and arrested him.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
However, if the latest reports are to be believed, the hatchet has been buried, or at the very least, things are well enough that Queen Camilla would support her husband’s desire to make up with his son.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Sep. 2025
At the 2015 ceremony, the two seemed to temporarily bury the hatchet when Swift presented West with the 2015 Video Vanguard Award.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Jacobs was spotted walking near a creek holding a hatchet, according to police, and officers found him shortly after and arrested him.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
However, if the latest reports are to be believed, the hatchet has been buried, or at the very least, things are well enough that Queen Camilla would support her husband’s desire to make up with his son.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Sep. 2025
At the 2015 ceremony, the two seemed to temporarily bury the hatchet when Swift presented West with the 2015 Video Vanguard Award.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Hatchet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchet. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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