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Ax

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axenounA tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.

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axenounA tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
helvenounThe handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
bittedHaving a bit (in various senses).
grindersnounAny of various machines or devices that grind things, such as by grinding them down or grinding them up.
hatchetnounA small, light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk.
tomahawknounAn axe used by Native American warriors, originally made of stone, bone, or antler.
cleavernounA squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones, etc.
choppernoun(informal) A helicopter.
adzenounA cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
mattocknounAn agricultural tool whose blades are at right angles to the body, similar to a pickaxe.
pickaxenounA heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.
maulnoun(usually of an animal) To savage; to cause serious physical wounds.
battleaxenounAlternative spelling of battle axe. [An ancient military weapon, an axe designed for combat, including (in heraldry) when borne on arms as a mark of prowess.]
poleaxenounAn ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.
halberdnounA two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook.
broadaxenounA large axe, with a broad blade, once used as a weapon and also used for hewing timber.
pickverbA tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
ice-axenounAlternative spelling of ice axe. [An axe used by mountaineers to cut footholds in the ice.]
hewernounOne who hews.
woodcutternounA person who cuts down trees, especially as an occupation; a lumberjack.

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