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broadaxe

broadaxe noun: a large axe, with a broad blade, once used as a weapon and also used for hewing timber.

Noun

broadaxe (plural broadaxes)

  1. A large axe, with a broad blade, once used as a weapon and also used for hewing timber.

Forms of broadaxe

pluralbroadaxes
alternative formbroadax

Origin of broadaxe

From broad + axe.

Questions about broadaxe

What does broadaxe mean?
Broadaxe means a large axe, with a broad blade, once used as a weapon and also used for hewing timber.
What part of speech is broadaxe?
Broadaxe is a noun.
What is the plural of broadaxe?
The plural of broadaxe is broadaxes.

Words near broadaxe in the dictionary

  1. broad-winged hawk
  2. broad-winged hawks
  3. Broad.
  4. broadacre
  5. broadax
  6. broadaxe
  7. broadaxes
  8. broadband
  9. broadbands
  10. broadbean
  11. broadbeans

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