hatchetwork

American  

[hach-it-wurk] / ˈhætʃ ɪtˌwɜrk /

noun

1. destruction, damage, or paring done by or as if by a hatchet.

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Etymology

Origin of hatchetwork

First recorded in 1690–1700; hatchet + work

Example Sentences

As we rattled over dusty, unpaved roads, two of the estate’s dogs bounding through scrub and tall grass beside us, we learned of the dangerous, precise hatchetwork required to harvest the bark of the cork oaks.

From The Wall Street Journal