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man with the axe

man with the axe is the alternative form of man with the ax.

Meaning of man with the ax

Noun

man with the ax

  1. (slang) The king of diamonds in a deck of playing cards.
    • The game is seven card high/low with a buy on the last card. And just to make it more interesting, the man with the ax takes all.1989 February 13, “The Measure of a Man” (2:41), in Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 2, episode 9, spoken by Dr. Katherine Pulaski (Diana Muldaur)

Questions about man with the axe

What is man with the axe the alternative form of?
Man with the axe is the alternative form of man with the ax.

Words near man with the axe in the dictionary

  1. man versus time
  2. man whore
  3. man whores
  4. man with no name
  5. man with the ax
  6. man with the axe
  7. man'oushe
  8. man'ousheh
  9. man's best friend
  10. man's best friends
  11. man's man

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