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Hatchet
Mar 6, 2008 22:31:02 GMT -5
Post by Daubee on Mar 6, 2008 22:31:02 GMT -5
The wooden shields of Torvaldsland no more stopped the great axes than dried skins of larma fruit, stretched on sewing frames, might have resisted the four-bladed dagger cestus of Anango or the hatchet gauntlet of eastern Skjern. Marauders of Gor, page 205
“Grunt was engaged in conversation with four or five of the Dust-Leg men. Then he rose to his feet, and went to his stores, to bring forth a fine hatchet.” Savages of Gor, page 214
“The expression, for most practical purposes, signifies a certain type of gap, such as, for example, might occur in the edge of a trade ax, or hatchet, for use in drawing nails, an occupation for which red savages, of course, have little use.” Blood Brothers of Gor, page 9
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Hatchet
Mar 6, 2008 22:32:19 GMT -5
Post by Daubee on Mar 6, 2008 22:32:19 GMT -5
Hatchet from the French hachette a diminutive form of the word hache, French for axe. The hatchet is a single-handed striking tool with a sharp blade used to cut and split wood. Hatchets are taxonomically differentiated from hand axes by some using one or more of the following characteristics: the addition of a hammer head and a head 1-3 pounds (500 to 1,500 grams) in weight. The Hatchet is also a book by Gary Paulsen. The book is recommended for children approximately grade six. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatchet
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