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axstone

noun

Etymology

From ax + stone.

  1. derived from *steyh₂-✻ — “to stiffen”
  2. inherited from *stainaz✻ — “stone”
  3. inherited from *stain✻
  4. inherited from stān
  5. inherited from ston
  6. compounded as axstone — “ax + stone”

Definitions

  1. A variety of jade, used by the natives of the South Sea Islands for making axes or…

    A variety of jade, used by the natives of the South Sea Islands for making axes or hatchets.

The neighborhood

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