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AXE

\ˈaks], \ˈaks], \ˈa_k_s]\

Definitions of AXE

2011 - English Dictionary Database
2006 - WordNet 3.0
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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chop or split with an ax, as of wood
terminate, as of a project or a program; "The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

chop or split with an ax; "axe wood"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

Alt. of Axeman

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Alt. of Axeman

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A well-known instrument for hewing or chopping.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A tool for chopping.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

An edge tool for chopping, hewing, or the like.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Axis of the eye.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

n. [Anglo-Saxon] An instrument usually of iron, with a steel edge, for hewing timber, chopping wood, &Ñ.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

An instrument consisting of a metal head, with a sharp edge.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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