hatchet
One-handed chopper
A hatchet is a small axe designed for one-handed use, with a short handle and a single blade.
It's suited for light chopping, splitting kindling, or rough carpentry.
To bury the hatchet is to make peace after a conflict.
A hatchet job is a harsh, damaging attack—usually verbal or written.
A hatchet man does someone's dirty work.
Bladed tool for chopping
kindling · timber · felling · swing · blade · hack · slash · woodcutting
Indigenous hand axe
- throwingPropelling by arm motion
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- meleeDisordered group skirmish
strike · attack · bludgeon · cleave · raider · berserker · Viking · warrior
Able to be carried
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- smallLimited in size
- handyUseful and nearby
- pocket-sizedSmall enough to carry
travel-friendly · stowable · camping · backpacking · hiking · EDC · tactical · folding
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- bushcraftWilderness survival skill set
- campsiteDesignated outdoor lodging area
- shelterProtected place or structure
- forageSeek food actively
emergency · resourcefulness · self-reliance · survivalist · backwoods · outdoors · expedition · trapping
Place beneath soil
- reconcileResolve a disagreement
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
- forgiveCease to blame
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
resolve · amends · reconciliation · feud · grudge · animosity · quarrel · dispute
axe
Bladed tool for chopping
firewood · kindling · timber · felling · swing · blade · hack · slash · woodcutting · lumberjack
handle
Part for gripping
shaft · grip · sheath · holster · sharpening · whetstone · honing · tang · poll · bit
tomahawk
Indigenous hand axe
melee · strike · attack · bludgeon · cleave · raider · berserker · Viking · warrior · battle-axe
portable
Able to be carried
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- smallLimited in size
- handyUseful and nearby
pocket-sized · travel-friendly · stowable · camping · backpacking · hiking · EDC · tactical · folding · sheathed
wilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- bushcraftWilderness survival skill set
- campsiteDesignated outdoor lodging area
- shelterProtected place or structure
forage · emergency · resourcefulness · self-reliance · survivalist · backwoods · outdoors · expedition · trapping · makeshift
bury
Place beneath soil
peace · resolve · amends · reconciliation · feud · grudge · animosity · quarrel · dispute · settle
whittle
Carve by shaving layers
pare · notch · gouge · craft · woodwork · carving · roughing · debark · hew · trim
slash
Angled line or swipe
critical · attack · takedown · demolish · discredit · smear · sabotage · editorial · review
- Axesaxe head, axe handle, axe blade, hand axe, felling axe
- cuttersknife, blade, scissors, shears, cutter
- antique toolsadze, awl, brace, chisel, drawknife
- forestry toolsaxe, handsaw, bow saw, pole saw, crosscut saw
- frontier weaponssix-shooter, peacemaker, Colt revolver, derringer, Winchester
- splittersaxe, maul, wedge, cleaver, log splitter
hatchetbroadaxe
Wide-bladed timber tool
felling axe · splitting maul · chainsaw · sledgehammer · battleaxe
hatchetscalpel
Precise surgical knife
surgical knife · razor blade · chisel · carving knife · needle
hatchetolive branch
Symbol of reconciliation
peace pipe · white flag · handshake · truce · reconciliation
- bury the hatchetEnd hostilities formally
- buried the hatchetSettled a dispute peacefully
- battened down the hatchesSecured against coming danger
- down the hatchCasual drinking toast
- burying the hatchetEnding hostilities permanently
- escape hatchEmergency exit opening
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