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How to pronounce hatchet in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms tomahawk
Type of weapon system, weapon, arm
Type Words
Type of ax, axe
Has types half hatchet, broad hatchet, claw hatchet

Examples of hatchet

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The film is skeptical of its subject's accomplishments, but it's no hatchet job.
From the stltoday.com
If this is the situation, by all means, take the high road and bury the hatchet.
From the suntimes.com
So the Fey version makes it harder to see Palin as an Agnewesque hatchet woman.
From the time.com
His arsenal included a chain saw, chisel, adz, hatchet, hammer and block plane.
From the jsonline.com
In one scene, Wikus grabs a hatchet, intending to chop off an infected appendage.
From the online.wsj.com
The prize awarded to the hatchet job winner is a year's supply of potted shrimps.
From the guardian.co.uk
He then attacked the boys with a hatchet and torched the house, authorities said.
From the bostonherald.com
They simply buried the hatchet for the sake of commercial expediency and profits.
From the smh.com.au
He reached for the hatchet he had bought but discovered the crooks had stolen it.
From the sacbee.com
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