hatchet, hachet

[Fr. hachette, dim in. of hache an ax, from hacher = to hack.] A one handed ax or chopping-tool. [HACK, v.] "He was to have for his pains a hatchet."-Dampier: Voyages (an. 1681). (1) To bury the hatchet : To make peace; to become reconciled. (2) To take up the hatchet: To make war. (3) To throw the hatchet: To tell lies or fabulous stories. In allusion to an ancient game in which hatchets were thrown at a mark, he who threw the greatest distance being the winner. ( Brewer . ) hatchet-face, s. A face with sharp and prominent features like a hatchet. "An ugly beau adores a hatchet-face." Dryden. (Todd.) hatchet-faced, a . Having sharp and prominent IMG:content-1015.png:[blocks in formation] "This their digging or hatchet - work they help out by fire." Dampier: Voyages (an. 1683).