Hatchet and Spear

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Hatchet noun - A small ax with a short handle used with one hand (usually to chop wood).

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Spear and hatchet are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spear" instead a noun "Hatchet".

Nearby Word: hatch

Spear noun - A weapon with a long straight handle and sharp head or blade.

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Hatchet and spear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hatchet" instead a noun "Spear".

Nearby Words: spearhead, spears, speared, spearing

Dragon Quest VIII has the Hero's Spear skills Thunder/Lightning Thrust and Yangus' Axe skills Hatchet Man and Executioner, which have a higher miss rate, but also a higher Critical Hit rate, than their standard attacks.

Source: Powerful but Inaccurate
Which obviously begs comparison to another of Akira Toriyama'a works... Powerful but Inaccurate: The Hero's Spear skills Thunder/Lightning Thrust and Yangus' Axe skills Hatchet Man and Executioner, which have a higher miss rate, but also a higher critical hit rate, than their standard attacks.

Source: Video Game / Dragon Quest VIII

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