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the oldest tool that still solves arguments with frightening efficiency
means A bladed tool with a handle, used for chopping wood or felling trees (and, by grim extension, as a weapon); figuratively, a sudden dismissal from a job.
from From Old English 'æx,' a word with deep Germanic roots and cousins across the family — Old High German 'acchus,' Old Norse 'øx' — and likely related further back to Latin 'ascia' and Greek 'axinē.' The spelling 'ax' was once standard and is still preferred by some dictionaries, but 'axe' won out in British and common usage. The modern sense of 'getting the axe' for being fired carries the old executioner's weight quietly inside it.
- age
- Used by humans for over 1.5 million years
- viking law
- Norse warriors were buried with their axes
- executions
- Beheadings often took several swings to finish
- firefighting
- The Halligan and axe still break down modern doors
- language
- Latin 'ascia' gave English its first axe words
throwing axe world league — competitive sport founded 2017 with tournaments across north america
axes guitar store nyc — iconic music instrument retailer on 48th street, established 1970s
axe body spray — fragrance brand by unilever, launched 2003, global youth phenomenon