Definitions
Tool with a heavy blade used for chopping; also to cut or cancel.
Word origin
From Middle English axen, aksen, axien, from Old English ācsian and āxian, showing metathesis from āscian. Ax/aks was common in literary works until about 1600.
Used in a sentence
“When they were come togedder, they axed off hym, sayinge: Master wilt thou at this tyme restore agayne the kyngdom of israhel?”
“Dolly: And if so be, why did you ax me to keep you company? Housekeeper wants me below to pick raisins.”
“Ar try who'l ax em the hardest riddle, Ar soonest vind out oone put us, true...”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“hewing implement”2 letters
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