hatchet
To cut with a hatchetTo cut with a hatchet.
» It's time to bury the hatchet.
Пришло время зарыть топор войны. — marafon
Час зарити сокиру війни. — deniko
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1 sensesTo cut with a hatchet.
Examples
34 sentencesOrigin
From Middle English hachet, a borrowing from Old French hachete, diminutive of hache (“axeFrom Middle English hachet, a borrowing from Old French hachete, diminutive of hache (“axe”), from Vulgar Latin *happia, from Frankish *happjā, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ, *habjǭ (“knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *kop- (“to strike, to beat”). Cognate with Old High German happa, heppa, habba (“reaper, sickle”), German Hippe (“billhook”), Dutch heep, hiep (“billhook”), and Ancient Greek κοπίς (kopís). Mostly displaced native Old English handæx, whence Modern English hand axe.
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Forms
hatchets, hatcheting, hatcheted, hatchetedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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