BROADAX


Meaning of BROADAX in English

/brawd"aks'/ , n. , pl. broadaxes /-ak'siz/ .

1. an ax for hewing timber.

2. an ax with a broad head, used as a battle-ax.

Also, broadaxe .

[ bef. 1000; ME brodax, OE bradaex. See BROAD, AX ]

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