"palstave" meaning in English

See palstave in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: palstaves [plural]
Etymology: From Danish paalstav. Etymology templates: {{der|en|da|paalstav}} Danish paalstav Head templates: {{en-noun}} palstave (plural palstaves)
  1. A prehistoric bronze axe of the middle Bronze Age with a thin haft for a forked handle and a thick blade. Wikipedia link: palstave Translations (Translations): Absatzbeil (German)

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