Phrase guide
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noun
A stone tool made by flaking to produce an edge, used without a handle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A hatchet or throwing axe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: roleplaying games
Topics: fantasy
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noun
a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hand ax
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Broader terms: edge tool
History
From Middle English hand-ax, handax, handex, hond axe, from Old English handæx, from Proto-Germanic *handakwisī; equivalent to hand + axe.
