hand axe

See also: handaxe

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English hand-ax, handax, handex, hond axe, from Old English handæx, from Proto-Germanic *handakwisī; equivalent to hand +‎ axe.

Noun

hand axe (plural hand axes)

  1. A stone tool made by flaking to produce an edge, used without a handle.
  2. (fantasy, roleplaying games) A hatchet or throwing axe.

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