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1 Ax -- rank: 1000

Ax definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary AX, n. improperly written axe. [Gr.] An instrument usually of iron ... with an arching edge, and a helve or handle. The ax is of two kinds, the broad ax for hewing, and the narrow ax for rough-hewing and cutting. The hatchet is a small ax to be used with one hand. WordNet (r) 3. ...

2 AX (AXE); AX-HEAD -- rank: 971

AX (AXE); AX-HEAD definitions International Standard Bible Encyclopedia aks; aks'hed: Nine different Hebrew words have been rendered "ax": (1) garzen. This unquestionably was one of the larger chopping ... 20:19; 1Ki 6:7; Isa 10:15). The modern ax used by the woodchoppers in Syria has a shape much ... handle by passing the latter through a hole in the ax-head, whereas the Egyptian sculptures show that their ax-heads were held to the handles by means of ...

3 axe -- rank: 839

... with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle [syn: ax, axe] v 1: chop or split with an ax; "axe wood" [syn: axe, ax] 2: terminate; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it" [syn: ax, axe] Merriam Webster's I. noun see ax I II. transitive verb see ax II Oxford Reference Dictionary n. & v. (US ax) --n. ...

4 Battle-ax -- rank: 819

Battle-ax definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary BAT'TLE-AX BAT'TLE-AXE, n. An ax anciently used as a weapon of war. It has been ... n 1: a broadax used as a weapon [syn: battle-ax, battle-axe] 2: a sharp-tongued domineering wife [syn: battle-ax, battle- axe] Merriam Webster's or battle-axe noun Date ... sharp-tongued, domineering, or combative Webster's 1913 Dictionary Battle-ax Bat"tle-ax` Battle-axe Bat"tle-axe`(-[a^] ...

5 curtle ax -- rank: 808

curtle ax definitions Merriam Webster's noun see curtal ax Webster's 1913 Dictionary Curtal ax Cur"tal ax` (?ks`), Curtle ax Cur"tle ax`, Curtelasse Curte"lasse (k?rt"las). A corruption of ...

6 curtal ax -- rank: 808

curtal ax definitions Merriam Webster's or curtle ax noun Etymology: modification of Middle French coutelas Date: circa 1580 archaic cutlass Webster's 1913 Dictionary Curtal ax Cur"tal ax` (?ks`), Curtle ax Cur"tle ax`, Curtelasse Curte"lasse (k?rt"las). A corruption of ...

7 Pole-ax -- rank: 785

Pole-ax definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary PO'LE-AX PO'LE-AXE, n. An ax fixed to a pole or handle; or rather a sort ... enemy's ship, and it is sometimes called a boarding-ax.

8 double-bitted ax -- rank: 785

double-bitted ax definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head [syn: double-bitted ax, double-bitted axe, Western ax, Western axe]

9 common ax -- rank: 785

common ax definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side [syn: common ax, common axe, Dayton ax, Dayton axe]

10 Lochaber ax -- rank: 785

Lochaber ax definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a battle-ax formerly used by Scottish Highlanders Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lochaber ax Loch*a"ber ax", Lochaber axe Loch*a"ber axe" . [So called from Lochaber ...

11 Broad-ax -- rank: 785

Broad-ax definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary BROAD-AX, n. [broad and ax.] Formerly, a military weapon. In modern usage, an ax for hewing timber.

12 Western ax -- rank: 785

Western ax definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head [syn: double-bitted ax, double-bitted axe, Western ax, Western axe]

13 Dayton ax -- rank: 785

Dayton ax definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side [syn: common ax, common axe, Dayton ax, Dayton axe]

14 Chip ax -- rank: 785

Chip ax definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chip Chip, n. 1. A ... piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument. 2. A fragment or piece broken ... to the log line. Buffalo chips. See under Buffalo. Chip ax, a small ax for chipping timber into shape. Chip bonnet, Chip hat, a ...

15 Whin-ax -- rank: 772

Whin-ax definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary WHIN-AX, n. [whin and ax.] An instrument used for extirpating whin from land.