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handax

handax is the alternative form of hand axe.

Meaning of hand axe

Noun

hand axe (plural hand axes)

  1. (now chiefly fantasy and roleplaying games) A hatchet or throwing axe.
  2. A prehistoric stone tool made by flaking to produce an edge, used without a handle.

Forms of handax

pluralhandaxes

Questions about handax

What is handax the alternative form of?
Handax is the alternative form of hand axe.

Words near handax in the dictionary

  1. Handa
  2. handakuten
  3. Handal
  4. Handals
  5. Handan
  6. handax
  7. handaxe
  8. handaxes
  9. handback
  10. handbacks
  11. handbag

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