broad hatchet
- noun
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hacha ancha
- The carpenter skillfully used a broad hatchet to shape the wooden beam.
Examples
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He purchased a new broad hatchet with a sturdy handle for his woodworking projects.
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The carpenter always carries a broad hatchet in his toolbox.
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A broad hatchet is especially useful for splitting logs and rough shaping timber.
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He used a broad hatchet to chop the wood.
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The carpenter skillfully used a broad hatchet to shape the wooden beam.
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He purchased a new broad hatchet with a sturdy handle for his woodworking projects.
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A broad hatchet is especially useful for splitting logs and rough shaping timber.
Synonyms
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A small axe with a short handle used with one hand to chop wood
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun combination where 'broad' (wide) modifies 'hatchet' (small axe), so the meaning 'a hatchet with a wide blade' is directly inferable from the constituents. This follows a common and transparent compositional pattern (adj+noun) found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The noun broad hatchet names a short-handled tool with a wide blade. The word hatchet means 'small axe' and broad means 'wide', so the name gives the image of a wide-bladed tool used to cut and shape wood and split logs.