Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take up the hatchet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
take up the hatch-et
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To declare war or go to war.

Archaic

Etymology

Referring to Native Americans' use of the tomahawk.

Usage

Inflected Forms

takes up the hatchet (present, singular) taking up the hatchet (participle, present) took up the hatchet (past) taken up the hatchet (participle, past)

Antonyms

bury the hatchet

Questions

What does take up the hatchet mean?
To declare war or go to war.
Where does take up the hatchet come from?
Referring to Native Americans' use of the tomahawk.

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