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See also:AXE (0. Eng. aex; a word See also:common, in different forms, in the See also:Teutonic See also:languages, and akin to the See also:Greek 41v17; the New See also:English See also:Dictionary prefers the spelling " ax ") , a See also:tool or weapon, taking various shapes, but, when not compounded with some distinguishing word (e.g. in " pick-See also:axe "), generally formed See also:Avonian Viseen Dinantien by an edged See also:head fixed upon a handle for striking . A " See also:hatchet " is a small sort of axe . |
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