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HATCHET (adapted from the Fr. hachett...
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V13,
Page 62
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See also:HATCHET (adapted from the Fr. See also:hachette, diminutive of hache, See also:axe, hacker, to cut, hack) , a small, See also:light See also:form of See also:axe with a See also:short handle (see Toot.); for the See also:war-See also:hatchet of the See also:North See also:American See also:Indians and the symbolical ceremonies connected with it see See also:TOMAHAWK . |
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