hatchet workn.

Brit.

/ˈhatʃɪt wəːk/, U.S.

/ˈhætʃət ˌwərk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hatchet n., work n.

Etymology: < hatchet n. + work n.With sense 2 compare earlier hatchet job n.

1. Work done with a hatchet, esp. the chopping of wood or carving of stone.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [noun] > breaking into pieces or shattering

shiveringc1400

truncheoning1477

upbreaking1493

confraction?1541

refraction1578

splinting1598

diffraction1654

hatchet work1697

shattering1748

exploding1791

smash1808

explosion1811

splintering1815

blasting1824

shatterment1841

scatteration1880

smashing1886

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [noun] > processes or techniques

hatchet work1697

bossage1704

rusticating1749

boasting1823

chiselling1835

marmotinto1844

pointing1845

modelling1865

petroglyphy1882

pointillé1893

ganosis1911

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World iv. 85 This their digging or hatchet-work they help out by fire..making the inside of their Canoa hollow.

1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. i. 20 Choose..the Norman hatchet work, instead of the Flaxman frieze and statue.

1896 Art Educ. 1 July 149/1 One of these pieces [of wood] is reserved for a sample of hatchet work.

1912 ‘F. Danby’ Joseph in Jeopardy iii. 44 The grace and spaciousness, the wonderful groins and hatchet work, held and uplifted him.

1939 Boys' Life June 13/3 Mr. Reynolds put him in charge of about all the wood-craft and nature study and knife and hatchet work for the whole camp.

2009 Foreign Affairs 88 168/2 Little credit is due to young George Washington's hatchet work [sc. in clearing the forest].

2. figurative. Originally U.S. Attack upon or removal of someone or something, as if with a hatchet; (usually) spec. strong written or verbal criticism of someone or something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > attack by hostile measures or words

bruntc1425

assaultc1449

battery1562

onset1566

brash1573

breach1578

onslaught1613

onfall1646

attack1653

assay?1705

to return to the charge1752

arietation1797

set-to1808

set1829

dead set1835

go-in1858

on-ding1871

hatchet work1938

blitzkrieg1939

blitz1940

carpet bombing1956

bowling1959

1938 Port Arthur (Texas) News 18 Sept. 4/2 Politicians have always done their purging more secretly. Most presidents..have sent their political managers out to do the hatchet work.

1953 Reporter 22 Dec. 32/3 The literary Communists..doing the hatchet work on artists' reputations.

1962 Listener 21 June 1089/1 It was difficult enough to sympathise with the hero once we'd seen him doing his hatchet work.

2012 Toronto Star (Nexis) 11 May s4 Let amateurs do the real hatchet work in the comments sections and on Twitter. That's how a character gets assassinated these days.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hatchet work
释义	hatchet workn. Brit. /ˈhatʃɪt wəːk/, U.S. /ˈhætʃət ˌwərk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hatchet n., work n. Etymology: < hatchet n. + work n.With sense 2 compare earlier hatchet job n. 1. Work done with a hatchet, esp. the chopping of wood or carving of stone. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [noun] > breaking into pieces or shattering shiveringc1400 truncheoning1477 upbreaking1493 confraction?1541 refraction1578 splinting1598 diffraction1654 hatchet work1697 shattering1748 exploding1791 smash1808 explosion1811 splintering1815 blasting1824 shatterment1841 scatteration1880 smashing1886 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [noun] > processes or techniques hatchet work1697 bossage1704 rusticating1749 boasting1823 chiselling1835 marmotinto1844 pointing1845 modelling1865 petroglyphy1882 pointillé1893 ganosis1911 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World iv. 85 This their digging or hatchet-work they help out by fire..making the inside of their Canoa hollow. 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. i. 20 Choose..the Norman hatchet work, instead of the Flaxman frieze and statue. 1896 Art Educ. 1 July 149/1 One of these pieces [of wood] is reserved for a sample of hatchet work. 1912 ‘F. Danby’ Joseph in Jeopardy iii. 44 The grace and spaciousness, the wonderful groins and hatchet work, held and uplifted him. 1939 Boys' Life June 13/3 Mr. Reynolds put him in charge of about all the wood-craft and nature study and knife and hatchet work for the whole camp. 2009 Foreign Affairs 88 168/2 Little credit is due to young George Washington's hatchet work [sc. in clearing the forest]. 2. figurative. Originally U.S. Attack upon or removal of someone or something, as if with a hatchet; (usually) spec. strong written or verbal criticism of someone or something. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > attack by hostile measures or words bruntc1425 assaultc1449 battery1562 onset1566 brash1573 breach1578 onslaught1613 onfall1646 attack1653 assay?1705 to return to the charge1752 arietation1797 set-to1808 set1829 dead set1835 go-in1858 on-ding1871 hatchet work1938 blitzkrieg1939 blitz1940 carpet bombing1956 bowling1959 1938 Port Arthur (Texas) News 18 Sept. 4/2 Politicians have always done their purging more secretly. Most presidents..have sent their political managers out to do the hatchet work. 1953 Reporter 22 Dec. 32/3 The literary Communists..doing the hatchet work on artists' reputations. 1962 Listener 21 June 1089/1 It was difficult enough to sympathise with the hero once we'd seen him doing his hatchet work. 2012 Toronto Star (Nexis) 11 May s4 Let amateurs do the real hatchet work in the comments sections and on Twitter. That's how a character gets assassinated these days. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1697
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