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Definition of Axe head
1. Noun. The cutting head of an ax.
Definition of Axe head
1. Noun. The metal, cutting, portion of an axe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Axe Head
Literary usage of Axe head
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1905)
"The axe-head is interesting, not only because of its extreme beauty as an ...
There can be no doubt that the axe-head was a votive object presented to some ..."
2. The Arts in Early England by Gerard Baldwin Brown (1915)
"PLATE AT PACE 11, Vs, axe head found in the tomb of Childeric, ... 3, axe head
of drop-bladed type, from bed of Thames by Reading, Reading Museum. ..."
3. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1903)
"The earliest axe-head had a cutting edge at each end, and was tied by ... In its
next form the axe-head has only one cutting edge, and the back of it is ..."
4. Science from an Easy Chair by Edwin Ray Lankester (1911)
"At the time that the big stones of Stone- henge were set up (the smaller stones
of the outer circle FIG. 67.—A polished flint axe- head, of Neolithic Age, ..."
5. Spons' Mechanics' Own Book: A Manual for Handicraftsmen and Amateurs by Spon (1901)
"Take the axe head as raised oca an elevation as to cause the handle to be
vertical (we are dealing with nary axes, the handles being in the plane of the axe ..."
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