Definition of Claw hatchet

1. Noun. A hatchet that has a cleft for pulling nails.

Generic synonyms: Hatchet

Lexicographical Neighbors of Claw Hatchet

clavulanate
clavulanates
clavulanic
clavulanic acid
clavulanic acids
clavulas
clavule
clavules
clavus hystericus
clavy
claw back
claw hammer
claw hammers
claw hatchet (current term)
claw off
claw ring
clawback
clawbacks
clawed
clawed frog
clawed frogs
clawedness
clawer
clawers
clawfeet
clawfoot
clawfooted
clawhammer

Literary usage of Claw hatchet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Ordnance Manual for the Use of Officers of the United States Army by United States Army. Ordnance Dept (1850)
"CHEST A. 1 claw hatchet, 1 nailing hatchet, 2 firmer chisels, | and I inch, 1 trying square, 2 augers, | and | in., and one handle, 1 riveting hammer, ..."

2. Handbook for Rangers & Woodsmen by Jay Laird Burgess Taylor (1916)
"A claw-hatchet should weigh thirty or thirty-two ounces and can be bought for from forty to seventy-five cents. Files.—Saw.—These should be triangular and 7 ..."

3. The Farmers' and Mechanics' Manual by Wilshire S. Courtney (1878)
"... 44, Noyes' Garden Weeder; 45, Garden Keel, with stakes; 46, Moore's Improved Grafting Knife; 47, Lawn Rake; 48, Weeding Fork ; 49, claw hatchet; 50, ..."

4. Illustrated Catalogue of Electric Light and Power Supplies by Electrical Supply Co (1892)
"____ each, $0.80 .90 1.00 claw hatchet. Solid Cast Steel. No. 1947. Length of cut. . ............... inches, 3£ Price .......... ______ ...... each, $0.90 4 ..."

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