hachement

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noun

In massage, a hacking or chopping stroke repeated in succession with the edge of the extended fingers or with the whole hand.

OriginFrench hachement →
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Meanings

nounhachement (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineIn massage, a hacking or chopping stroke repeated in succession with the edge of the extended fingers or with the whole hand.

Origin

  1. Frenchhachement
  2. Englishhachement

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

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APA

hachement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hachement

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“hachement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hachement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hachement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hachement.

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