broadaxe

noun

Etymology

From broad + axe.

  1. inherited from *h₂egʷsih₂
  2. inherited from *akwisī
  3. inherited from *akusi
  4. inherited from æx
  5. inherited from ax
  6. compounded as broadaxe — “broad + axe

Definitions

  1. A large axe, with a broad blade, once used as a weapon and also used for hewing timber.

The neighborhood

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