zax

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English

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sax (knife), from Old English seax, from Proto-West Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic *sahsą. Doublet of sax.

Pronunciation

Noun

zax (plural zaxes)

  1. A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.