sax
1[ saks ]
/ sæks /
noun Informal.
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Origin of sax
1By shortening
Definition for sax (2 of 3)
sax2
[ saks ]
/ sæks /
noun
a short, single-edged sword of ancient Scandinavia.
Origin of sax
2before 900; Middle English sexe,Old English seax, sæx; cognate with Old Norse sax (Swedish, Danish sax scissors). See saw1
Definition for sax (3 of 3)
Sax.
Saxon.
Saxony.
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Example sentences from the Web for sax
I saw that he had hanging to him two Roman saxes, so I deemed he had slain those two, and so escaped the Romans.
The House of the Wolfings|William Morris
British Dictionary definitions for sax (1 of 2)
sax1
/ (sæks) /
noun
a tool resembling a small axe, used for cutting roofing slate
Word Origin for sax
Old English seax knife; related to Old Saxon sahs, Old Norse sax
British Dictionary definitions for sax (2 of 2)
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