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[ aks-muhn ] / ˈæks mən /
noun, plural ax·men.a person who wields an ax. Informal. hatchet man. Origin of axmanAn Americanism dating back to 1665–75; ax + -man Words nearby axmanaxis-traction forceps, axisymmetric, ax job, axle, axletree, axman, Axminster carpet, axo-, axoaxonic, axodendritic, axofugal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for axmanThe smell of campfire hangs in the air above the axman—30-year-old Brooklynite Alex Hiller. Brooklyn’s Booming Firewood Industry|Dale Eisinger|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Where Ruth stood she cocked her head to listen to the strokes of the axman. Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest|Alice B. Emerson Evidently Casey was disappointed not to get another cursing, for he turned to his comrade, McDermott, an axman. If I were fit to stay and work for you––as an axman––anything! Out of the Depths|Robert Ames Bennet
The axman brought down his blade with his full strength three times, and the fibers of the tree cracked and began to give way. The Boy With the U. S. Survey|Francis Rolt-Wheeler If this young man Jones is any kind of an axman, he and I can cut the trees and build the pen in half a day. Jack the Young Trapper|George Bird Grinnell
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