E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Bury the Hatchet.
Let by-gones be by-gones. The “Great Spirit” commanded the North American Indians, when they smoked the cal’umet or peace-pipe, to bury their hatchet, scalping-knives, and war-clubs in the ground, that all thought of hostility might be buried out of sight.
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“It is much to be regrtted that the American government, having brought the great war to a conclusion, did not bury the hatchet altogether.”—The Times.
tted that the American government, having brought the great war to a conclusion, did not bury the hatchet altogether.”—The Times.
