Main Entry: 1ax Variant(s): or axe \ˈaks\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æcs; akin to Old High German ackus ax, Latin ascia, Greek axinē Date: before 12th century 1 : a cutting tool that consists of a heavy edged head fixed to a handle with the edge parallel to the handle and that is used especially for felling trees and chopping and splitting wood 2 : a hammer with a sharp edge for dressing or spalling stone 3 : abrupt removal (as from employment or from a budget) —sometimes used in the phrase get the ax 4 : a musical instrument (as a guitar or a saxophone) — ax to grind : an ulterior often selfish underlying purpose. "claims that he has no ax to grind in criticizing the proposed law"
Main Entry: 1ax
ReplyDeleteVariant(s): or axe \ˈaks\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æcs; akin to Old High German ackus ax, Latin ascia, Greek axinē
Date: before 12th century
1 : a cutting tool that consists of a heavy edged head fixed to a handle with the edge parallel to the handle and that is used especially for felling trees and chopping and splitting wood
2 : a hammer with a sharp edge for dressing or spalling stone
3 : abrupt removal (as from employment or from a budget) —sometimes used in the phrase get the ax
4 : a musical instrument (as a guitar or a saxophone)
— ax to grind : an ulterior often selfish underlying purpose. "claims that he has no ax to grind in criticizing the proposed law"