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handaxe

handaxe 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 handaxe

pluralhandaxes

Questions about handaxe

What is handaxe the alternative form of?
Handaxe is the alternative form of hand axe.

Words near handaxe in the dictionary

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

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