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