Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The head or iron of an ax. Ancient ax-heads, formed of stone and sometimes of bronze, are called
celts .
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Examples
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Elisha threw a light stick on the water, and the ax-head floated to the surface.
Making Ax-Heads Float Meg 2008
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Elisha threw a light stick on the water, and the ax-head floated to the surface.
Archive 2008-09-01 Angcat 2008
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She snorted, ran at the guard, dodged the ax-head, and swung at him awkwardly with her hoofs, banging the ax-staff out of his hands, then knocking him out with a blow to his head.
GUARDIAN OF THE VEIL GREGORY SPENCER 2007
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Turlogh dropped his ax-head to the floor and his head was bowed.
People of the Dark Howard, Robert E. 2005
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One of the horns flew from his helmet; then the ax-head itself fell away, and the same blow that severed the handle, bit through the Viking's helmet into the scalp beneath.
People of the Dark Howard, Robert E. 2005
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He caught the sword of the first man on his ax-head and crushed in the wielder's breast with a murderous counter-stroke before he could step back or parry.
The Bloody Crown Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2003
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He caught the sword of the first man on his ax-head and crushed in the wielder's breast with a murderous counter-stroke before he could step back or parry.
The Bloody Crown of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2003
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He caught the sword of the first man on his ax-head and crushed in the wielder's breast with a murderous counterstroke before he could step back or parry.
The Conan Chronicles Howard, Robert E. 1989
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He caught the sword of the first man on his ax-head and crushed in the wielder's breast with a murderous counterstroke before he could step back or parry.
The Hour Of The Dragon Howard, Robert E. 1977
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At the foot of this pine was found a short, decayed ax-handle, and a broad-bladed, old-fashioned ax-head.
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