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axeblade

axeblade noun: the blade of an axe; or, a blade identical to that of an axe, but not actually part of one.

Noun

axeblade (plural axeblades)

  1. The blade of an axe; or, a blade identical to that of an axe, but not actually part of one.
    • This image, topped by a head as featureless as an axeblade, spoke in words condensed from scalding steam.1904, Terrot Reaveley Glover, Studies in Virgil, reprinted as Virgil, Barnes & Noble (1969), page 198
    • James took a step forward, his dark eyes bright under that jutting hedgerow of a brow that swept across his forehead without a break even above his axeblade of a nose.1959, Frank Yerby, Jarrett's Jade: A Novel, Dial Press, page 19

Forms of axeblade

pluralaxeblades
alternative USaxblade

Origin of axeblade

From axe + blade.

Questions about axeblade

What does axeblade mean?
Axeblade means the blade of an axe; or, a blade identical to that of an axe, but not actually part of one.
What part of speech is axeblade?
Axeblade is a noun.
What is the plural of axeblade?
The plural of axeblade is axeblades.

Words near axeblade in the dictionary

  1. axe-murdered
  2. axe-murderer
  3. axe-murderers
  4. axe-murdering
  5. axe-murders
  6. axeblade
  7. axeblades
  8. axed
  9. Axedale
  10. axehandle
  11. axehandle hound

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