broadax
Americannoun
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an ax for hewing timber.
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an ax with a broad head, used as a battle-ax.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of broadax
before 1000; Middle English brodax, Old English brādæx. See broad, ax
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If the editors and readers are lucky, they may get a durable broadax wit like Art Buchwald.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ben, too old and tired to use his beloved broadax, said nothing.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
She remembered his great strength, and his love for his broadax, and the stories he used to tell her about the wonderful things to be seen in the woods.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
She carried the broadax and the feather tick, loaded them on the wagon and then helped Ben and Old Rit up on the seat.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
It was difficult to find it there, difficult for fingers accustomed to grasping the handle of a broadax to pick up an object as tiny as a needle.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
We shall not be obliged to hew out our material with broadaxes, nor blast it out with dynamite.
From Among the Forces by Warren, Henry White
He, too, was on his legs with a bound, running, doubling, dodging; and at his heels I saw a dozen sailors, broadaxes glittering, chasing him from tree to shrub.
From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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