hand axe

See also: handaxe

English

Alternative forms

• hand-axe, handaxe, hand ax, hand-ax, handax

Etymology

From Middle English hand-ax, handax, handex, hond axe, from Old English handæx, from Proto-Germanic *handakwisī; equivalent to hand +‎ axe.

Noun

hand axe (plural hand axes)

1. A stone tool made by flaking to produce an edge, used without a handle.
2. (fantasy, roleplaying games) A hatchet or throwing axe.

Further reading

• hand axe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia