n. [ F. hachette, dim. of hache ax. See 1st Hatch, Hash. ] 1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Specifically, a tomahawk. [ 1913 Webster ]
Buried was the bloody hatchet. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
hatchet face, a thin, sharp face, like the edge of a hatchet; hence: hatchet-faced, sharp-visaged. Dryden. -- To bury the hatchet, to make peace or become reconciled. -- To take up the hatchet, to make or declare war. The last two phrases are derived from the practice of the American Indians.
n. 1. A person hired to murder or physically attack another; a hit man. [ PJC ]
2. A person who deliberately tries to ruin the reputation of another, often unscrupulously, by slander or other malicious communication, often with a political motive, and sometimes for pay. [ PJC ]
{ } n. [ Named after the discoverer, Charles Hatchett. ] (Min.) Mineral tallow; a waxy or spermaceti-like substance, commonly of a greenish yellow color. [ 1913 Webster ]
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