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Definition of Claw hatchet
1. Noun. A hatchet that has a cleft for pulling nails.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Claw Hatchet
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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