broadax

[brawd-aks]

broad·ax

[brawd-aks]
noun, plural broad·ax·es [-ak-siz] .
1.
an ax for hewing timber.
2.
an ax with a broad head, used as a battle-ax.
Also, broad·axe.


Origin:
before 1000; Middle English brodax, Old English brādæx. See broad, ax
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broadax

noun
a large ax with a broad cutting blade 
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