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to axe
(Ang. Sax. aesian, axian.) To ask. This word is now considered a vulgarism; though, like many other...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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axe-breaker
n. name of a tree, Notelaealongifolia, Vent., N.O. Jasmineae. 1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native P...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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tommy-axe
n. a popular corruption of the word Tomahawk (q.v.); it is an instance of the law ofHobson-Jobson. ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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savage as a meat axe
Exceedingly hungry. This vulgar simile is often used in the Northern and Western States. "Why, you ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.