"axeblade" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: axeblades [plural]
Etymology: axe + blade Etymology templates: {{compound|en|axe|blade}} axe + blade Head templates: {{en-noun}} axeblade (plural axeblades)
  1. The blade of an axe; or, a blade identical to that of an axe, but not actually part of one. Synonyms: axblade [US]
    Sense id: en-axeblade-en-noun-tVubT~6K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "2006, Hugh Cook, The Witchlord and the Weaponmaster, Lulu Press, Inc., →ISBN, page 307,\nThe dwarf hacked at Sod's boot, sinking his axeblade deep into the Banker's foot."
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