axette

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noun

A small, light axe; a hatchet

Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounaxette (plural axettes)

plural axettes

  1. A small, light axe; a hatchet

    The axette was the first American designed hatchet, which was a miniature model of the pre-Revolutionary square-headed axe.

    1990, Rilla Simmons, On the Collectible Trail, Kansas City, Mo.: Discovery Publications, page 87

Origin

From axe + -ette.

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APA

axette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axette

MLA

“axette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axette. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “axette,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axette.

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