zax

English edit

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle English sax (“knife”), from Old English seax, from Proto-West Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic *sahsą. Doublet of sax.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /zæks/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -æks
Homophone: zacks

Noun edit

zax (plural zaxes)

A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.

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