ax : Idioms & Phrases

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ax handle

  • noun the handle of an ax
    axe handle.
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ax head

  • noun the cutting head of an ax
    axe head.
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battle-ax

  • noun a broadax used as a weapon
    battle-axe.
  • noun a sharp-tongued domineering wife
    battle-axe.
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Bat"tle-ax`, Bat"tle-axe` noun (Also<
  • Battle-ax
  • Battle-axe
)
Definitions
  1. (Mil.) A kind of broadax formerly used as an offensive weapon.
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Chip ax

  • a small ax for chipping timber into shape.
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common ax

  • noun an ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side
    common ax; Dayton axe; common axe.
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curtal ax

Cur"tal ax`, Cur"tle ax`, Curte"lasse (Also<
  • Curtal ax
  • Curtle ax
  • Curtelasse
)
Definitions
  1. A corruption of Cutlass.
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dayton ax

  • noun an ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side
    common ax; Dayton axe; common axe.
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Dispersion of the optic axes

  • (Crystallog.), the separation of the optic axes in biaxial crystals, due to the fact that the axial angle has different values for the different colors of the spectrum.
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double-bitted ax

  • noun an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head
    double-bitted ax; Western axe; double-bitted axe.
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fireman's ax

  • noun an ax that has a long handle and a head with one cutting edge and a point on the other side
    fireman's axe.
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Grub ax ∨ axe

  • a kind of mattock used in grubbing up roots, etc.
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hand ax

  • noun a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping
    hand axe.
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ice ax

  • noun an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice
    ice axe; piolet.
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jedding ax

Jed"ding ax` noun
Definitions
  1. A stone mason's tool, having a flat face and a pointed part. Knight.
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lochaber ax

  • noun a battle-ax formerly used by Scottish Highlanders
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Loch*a"ber ax", Loch*a"ber axe" (Also<
  • Lochaber ax
  • Lochaber axe
)
Etymology
So called from Lochaber, in Scotland.
Definitions
  1. A weapon of war, consisting of a pole armed with an axhead at its end, formerly used by the Scotch Highlanders.
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Origin of coördinate axes

  • (Math.), the point where the axes intersect. See Note under Ordinate.
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Primitive axes of coördinate

  • (Geom.), that system of axes to which the points of a magnitude are first referred, with reference to a second set or system, to which they are afterward referred.
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Principal axes of a quadric

  • (Geom.), three lines in which the principal planes of the solid intersect two and two, as in an ellipsoid.
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Side ax

  • an ax of which the handle is bent to one side.
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Slate ax ∨ axe

  • a mattock with an ax end, used in shaping slates for roofs, and making holes in them for the nails.
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western ax

  • noun an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head
    double-bitted ax; Western axe; double-bitted axe.
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