hatchet
noun /ˈhætʃɪt/
/ˈhætʃɪt/
Idioms - a small axe (= a tool with a heavy metal blade for cutting things up) with a short handle
enlarge imageWord OriginMiddle English: from Old French hachette, diminutive of hache ‘axe’, from medieval Latin hapia, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
bury the hatchet | bury your differences
- to stop not being friendly and become friends again
- After not speaking to each other for years, the two brothers decided to bury the hatchet.