noun
a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead
• Hypernyms: ↑hatchet
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noun : a hatchet having a short handle and a broad cutting blade with a rectangular hammering face opposite the blade — see hatchet illustration
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a hatchet with a broad cutting edge. Also called hand ax.
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broad hatchet,
a hatchet with a wide blade.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.