western ax

1. 1.

   an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head

   Synonymsdouble-bitted axdouble-bitted axeWestern axe

   Broaderax

Questions about western ax

What does western ax mean?

western ax means "an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head".

What is another word for western ax?

Close synonyms include double-bitted ax, double-bitted axe, Western 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 western ax a common word?

western ax is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.