"hand axe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hand axes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English hand-ax, handax, handex, hond axe, from Old English handæx, from Proto-Germanic *handakwisī; equivalent to hand + axe. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hand-ax}} Middle English hand-ax, {{m|enm|handax}} handax, {{m|enm|handex}} handex, {{m|enm|hond axe}} hond axe, {{inh|en|ang|handæx}} Old English handæx, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*handakwisī}} Proto-Germanic *handakwisī, {{compound|en|hand|axe}} hand + axe Head templates: {{en-noun}} hand axe (plural hand axes)
  1. A stone tool made by flaking to produce an edge, used without a handle.
    Sense id: en-hand_axe-en-noun-oBlZ5vm~
  2. (fantasy, roleplaying games) A hatchet or throwing axe. Categories (topical): Fantasy, Role-playing games, Weapons Synonyms: hand-axe, handaxe, hand ax, hand-ax, handax
    Sense id: en-hand_axe-en-noun-WKiadtcJ Disambiguation of Weapons: 7 93 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 11 89 Topics: fantasy

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