"zax" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /zæks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-zax.wav [Southern-England] Forms: zaxes [plural]
Rhymes: -æks Etymology: Inherited from Middle English sax (“knife”), from Old English seax, from Proto-West Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic *sahsą. Doublet of sax. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sek-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|sax||knife|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English sax (“knife”), {{inh+|en|enm|sax|t=knife}} Inherited from Middle English sax (“knife”), {{inh|en|ang|seax}} Old English seax, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*sahs}} Proto-West Germanic *sahs, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*sahsą}} Proto-Germanic *sahsą, {{dbt|en|sax}} Doublet of sax Head templates: {{en-noun}} zax (plural zaxes)
  1. A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing. Categories (topical): Tools

Inflected forms

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