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HAND AXE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does hand axe mean?

• HAND AXE (noun)
The noun HAND AXE has 1 sense:

1. a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping

Familiarity information: HAND AXE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• HAND AXE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hand ax; hand axe

Hypernyms ("hand axe" is a kind of...):

edge tool (any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge))

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