sax
2 /sæks/
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Show IPA –noun | a short, single-edged sword of ancient Scandinavia. |
Origin: bef. 900; ME
sexe, OE
seax, sæx; c. ON
sax (Sw, Dan
sax scissors).
See saw 1 
sax (sāks) n. A saxophone. |
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