hand axe
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See also: handaxe
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English hand-ax, handax, handex, hond axe, from Old English handæx, from Proto-Germanic *handakwisī; equivalent to hand + axe.
Noun[edit]
- A stone tool made by flaking to produce an edge, used without a handle.
- (fantasy, roleplaying games) A hatchet or throwing axe.
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