Etymology

hachement

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Today it means: In massage, a hacking or chopping stroke repeated in succession with the edge of the extended fingers or with the whole hand. Full definition →

French hachement
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  1. French · derived fromhachement
  2. English todayhachement

From French hachement, from hacher (“to chop”).

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