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noun
A large axe, with a broad blade, once used as a weapon and also used for hewing timber.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a large ax with a broad cutting blade
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: broadax
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ax, axe
Narrower terms: battle-ax, battle-axe
History
From broad + axe.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
