sling the hatchet

verb

To skulk about, not getting work done.

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Meanings

verbsling the hatchet (third-person singular simple present slings the hatchet, present participle slinging the hatchet, simple past and past participle slung the hatchet)

present singular third person slings the hatchet · participle present slinging the hatchet · participle past slung the hatchet · past slung the hatchet

  1. obsoleteslangnauticalTo skulk about, not getting work done.
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APA

sling the hatchet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sling%20the%20hatchet

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“sling the hatchet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sling%20the%20hatchet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sling the hatchet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sling%20the%20hatchet.

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