stone ax

noun

1

: a stonecutter's ax : axhammer

2

: a prehistoric stone implement similar to an ax head compare grooved ax, hand ax, perforated ax

Word History

Etymology

Middle English stanax, stonax, from Old English stānæx, from stān stone + æx ax

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