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broad⋅ax

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


Origin:
bef. 1000; ME brodax, OE brādæx. See broad, ax
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broad·ax also broad·axe   (brôd'āks')   
n.  An ax with a wide flat head and a short handle; a battle-ax.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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