hatchet

n. [ F. hachette, dim. of hache ax. See 1st Hatch, Hash. ] 1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically, a tomahawk. [ 1913 Webster ]

Buried was the bloody hatchet. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

hatchet face, a thin, sharp face, like the edge of a hatchet; hence:
hatchet-faced, sharp-visaged. Dryden. --
To bury the hatchet, to make peace or become reconciled. --
To take up the hatchet, to make or declare war. The last two phrases are derived from the practice of the American Indians.