Hatchie

[ hach-ee ]

/ ˈhætʃ i /

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a river in N Mississippi and W Tennessee, flowing NW to the Mississippi River. 180 miles (290 km) long.

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They took up the Hatchie about ten miles and crossed us, and we halted about 12 o'clock that night, near Ruckersville, Miss.
A History of the Ninth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry|Marion Morrison
On the 27th there was skirmishing on the Hatchie River, eight miles from Bolivar.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete|Ulysses S. Grant
The rebels had been whipped at Iuka, at Corinth, and at the Hatchie.
Our Standard-Bearer|Oliver Optic
Old Mother Hatchie put her head on one side and looked at the Egg that was clear in the full moonlight.
The King of Ireland's Son|Padraic Colum

Hatchie, shrewd by nature, read the true heart of the Irishman.
Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue|Warren T. Ashton