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hatchet
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hatchet: see tomahawk tomahawk [from an Algonquian dialect of Virginia], hatchet generally used by Native North Americans as a hand weapon and as a missile. The earliest tomahawks were made of stone, with one edge or two edges sharpened (sometimes the stone was globe shaped).
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hatchet
a short axe used for chopping wood, etc.

hatchet [′hach·ət]
(design engineering)
A small ax with a short handle and a hammerhead in addition to the cutting edge.


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Shaquille burying the hatchet with Kobe officially ends their rivalry, letting us focus on the real rivalries: Kobe vs.
There would be no obligation for anyone to tell anyone else what they had done--and the steps could range from tidying a cupboard to burying the hatchet with someone or deciding to kick an addiction.
 
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