Bad Axe

proper noun

A city, the county seat of Huron County, Michigan, United States.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, the county seat of Huron County, Michigan, United States.
  2. Former name of Genoa, Wisconsin, originally named after the Bad Axe River.

Origin

In Michigan, from a badly damaged axe found by a road survey team.

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APA

Bad Axe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bad%20Axe

MLA

“Bad Axe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bad%20Axe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bad Axe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bad%20Axe.

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