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zax

[zaks] ,
–noun
a hatchetlike tool for cutting and punching nail holes in roofing slate.

Origin:
dial. var. of sax 2
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zax   (zāks)   
n.  A tool similar to a hatchet, used for cutting and dressing roofing slates.

[Variant of sax, from Middle English, knife, from Old English seax; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]
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