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DictionaryaxeChopping tool
noun / verb

axe

AKS/æks/

A heavy cutting tool with a blade mounted on a handle.

The axe rests across the chopping stump beside the stacked logs.

A single full-size chopping axe resting diagonally across a low chopping stump, with its heavy steel head and long wooden handle fully visible.
Etymology
axeOld Englishaxe, pickaxe, hatchet

Old English æces named an axe, pickaxe, or hatchet. The modern chopping-tool sense continues this concrete meaning: an edged implement used to hew timber and chop wood.

In context

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This is the only type of axe you should use on the metal wedge and the metal wedge is used to break down really big pieces of wood
The BEST Way To Split Wood Like A Pro: Expert Tips & Techniques

More examples

  • He split the wood with a heavy axe.
  • The network axed the unpopular show after three episodes.
  • Budget cuts are axing several community programs.

Forms

axe · axes · axed · axing

Similar words

hatchet
Usually means a smaller axe intended for one-handed use.
cut
Is a general verb that lacks the image of abrupt removal.