"axe to grind" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: axes to grind [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|axes to grind}} axe to grind (plural axes to grind)
  1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of ax to grind Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ax to grind Derived forms: have an axe to grind
    Sense id: en-axe_to_grind-en-noun-fL82gQ1j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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