hatchet
noun
a small, short-handled ax having the end of the head opposite the blade in the form of a hammer, made to be used with one hand.
hatchet-like
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a word derived from
hatchet.
Example Sentences
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Their implements consist of a stick about two inches in diameter and three feet long, wedge-shaped and sharpened at one end, and a broad hatchet-like knife.
From The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis
The man in the brown coat had a narrow, hatchet-like face, with keen, alert eyes.
From What a Man Wills by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
The one end T is the tracer, the other Q has a sharp hatchet-like edge.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
Mrs. Preston, who was rather a spare lady, with thin lips and a sharp, hatchet-like face, was in her own room.
From Only an Irish Boy Andy Burke's Fortunes by Horatio Alger
And Oleron watched her until she was past the hatchet-like "To Let" boards, as if he feared that even they might fall upon her and maim her.
From Widdershins by Oliver [pseud.] Onions
