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axette

axette noun: a small, light axe; a hatchet.

Noun

axette (plural axettes)

  1. A small, light axe; a hatchet
    • The axette was the first American designed hatchet, which was a miniature model of the pre-Revolutionary square-headed axe.1990, Rilla Simmons, On the Collectible Trail, Kansas City, Mo.: Discovery Publications, page 87

Forms of axette

pluralaxettes

Origin of axette

From axe + -ette.

Questions about axette

What does axette mean?
Axette means a small, light axe; a hatchet.
What part of speech is axette?
Axette is a noun.
What is the plural of axette?
The plural of axette is axettes.

Words near axette in the dictionary

  1. axes of rotation
  2. axes of symmetry
  3. axes to grind
  4. axestone
  5. axeth
  6. axette
  7. axettes
  8. axeweed
  9. axewoman
  10. axewomen
  11. Axford

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