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break-axes

break-axes is the plural 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-axes

What is break-axes the plural of?
Break-axes is the plural of break-axe.

Words near break-axes in the dictionary

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

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