noun
- a small ax with a short handle, used with one hand
Examples
- He used a hatchet to chop kindling for the fire.
- The camper packed a small hatchet in his backpack.
- She split the log with a sharp hatchet.
- The carpenter kept his hatchet in the toolshed.
- Native Americans traditionally used tomahawks and hatchets as tools.
- The scout learned how to safely handle a hatchet at camp.