hand ax

1. 1.

   a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping

   Synonymshand axe

   Broaderedge tool

Questions about hand ax

What does hand ax mean?

hand ax means "a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping".

What is another word for hand ax?

Close synonyms include hand axe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hand ax a common word?

hand ax is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.