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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1375
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(Hachet,) Hachit, Hachat, n. [ME. hachet (a 1327), OF. hachette.] A hatchet. —1375 Barb. x. 174.
A ȝheman … suld dryf the vayn, and ber Ane hachit [E. hachat] that war scharp to scher, Vndir his belt
