zax

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sax (“knife”), from Old English seax, from Proto-West Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic *sahsą. Doublet of sax.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zæks/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -æks
  • Homophone: zacks

Noun

zax (plural zaxes)

  1. A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.
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