AXE
NOUNS
► BARB the edge of an axe → 1340 obs.
► BELT an axe → 1300 obs.
► BESAGEW ► BESAGUE a double-edged axe → 1430 obs.
► BLOCKER an axe, a hatchet, a chopper → 1872 Eng. dial.
► DOUGLAS an axe → 1905 Aust. sl.
► HACHE an axe, a hatchet → 1322 obs.
► HAG the mark left by an axe-stroke a notch → 1702 Sc.
► HAUVE the haft or handle of an axe or pick → 1881 Eng. dial.
► TOMMY-AXE a small axe, a hatchet → 1848 Aust. & NZ sl.
► YAUX an axe → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► YAX an axe → 1504 Eng. dial.
NOUNS, PERSON
► HAGGER a person who uses an axe or hatchet; a woodcutter → 1825 Sc.
VERBS
► SWING DOUGLAS to wield an axe; to chop wood → 1900 Aust. & NZ sl.
► SWING KELLY to wield an axe, to do axework → 1945 Aust. sl.
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