1. 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.