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break-ax

break-ax is the alternative form of break-axe.

Meaning of break-axe

Noun

break-axe (countable and uncountable, plural break-axes)

  1. A South American hardwood, Sloanea jamaicensis
    • For strength and hardness, for towering height and size, the break-axe may be called the king of the Cuba forest.1832, The Juvenile Miscellany, page 207

Questions about break-ax

What is break-ax the alternative form of?
Break-ax is the alternative form of break-axe.

Words near break-ax in the dictionary

  1. break water
  2. break wedlock
  3. break wind
  4. break with
  5. break with tradition
  6. break-ax
  7. break-axe
  8. break-axes
  9. break-bones
  10. break-building
  11. break-bulk

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