Usually means: Prehistoric tool for cutting, shaping.
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  1. hand ax: Merriam-Webster
  2. hand ax: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  5. hand ax: Wiktionary
  6. hand ax: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. hand ax: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. hand ax: Dictionary.com
  9. Hand ax: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. hand ax: Rhymezone
  11. hand ax: FreeDictionary.org
  12. hand ax: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. hand ax: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Hand ax)

▸ noun:  Alternative form of hand axe [A stone tool made by flaking to produce an edge, used without a handle.]

Similar:
handaxe, handax, hand saw, handtool, pick-axe, pickax, axehandle, axhead, pollaxe, axehead, more...

Opposite:
hand adze, chisel, gouge, plane

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Similar:
handaxe, handax, hand saw, handtool, pick-axe, pickax, axehandle, axhead, pollaxe, axehead, more...

Opposite:
hand adze, chisel, gouge, plane



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