Other definitions for sax (2 of 3)
a short, single-edged sword of ancient Scandinavia.
Origin of sax
2Other definitions for Sax. (3 of 3)
Saxon.
Saxony.
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How to use sax in a sentence
Three days after that, the author of the original Rollins piece published a defense of his skewering of the sax icon.
Here the sax legend offered observations “in his own words” on his life and times.
When Cosby looked up, he saw that Sonny Stitt, the famed alto sax player, had joined the bandstand.
Why Comedians Still Think Bill Cosby Is a Genius | Mark Whitaker | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLike some sinuous sax, we first hear the thoughts of Obersturmfuhrer Angelus (Golo) Thomsen.
And much of his most inspired playing, in his final years, came in the context of sax-drum duets.
I've seen five lairds o' Pettybaw, sax placed meenisters, an' seeven doctors.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland | Kate Douglas WigginTerrible was the clang of the strong sword Ecke-sax on the helmets of the Nibelungs.
Theodoric the Goth | Thomas HodgkinHe's as gleg as M'Keachen's elshin, that ran through sax plies o' bend-leather into the king's heel.
The Proverbs of Scotland | Alexander HislopTroth, I am no the same man noo that I was sax-and-forty years agane, and sorry I am to say it.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) | Charles James LeverWhere will ye find the Small Scotch that's fu' sax inches in height?
The Haunts of Old Cockaigne | Alex Thompson
British Dictionary definitions for sax (1 of 2)
/ (sæks) /
a tool resembling a small axe, used for cutting roofing slate
Origin of sax
1British Dictionary definitions for sax (2 of 2)
/ (sæks) /
informal short for saxophone
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