, n. A young axe, known among Indians as a Thomashawk. — Axe

", n. A young axe, known among Indians as a Thomashawk. "O bury the hatchet, irascible Red, For peace is a blessing," the White Man said. The Savage concurred, and that weapon interred, With imposing rites, in the White Mans head. John Lukkus"

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An axe is an implement that has been used for thousands of years to shape, split, and cut wood, to harvest timber, and as a weapon. The axe has many forms and specialised uses but generally consists of a head with a sharpened blade attached to a handle.

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"It is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt axe. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes instead."

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"The woodmans axe lies free, And the reapers work is done."

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"Some wield the sounding axe; the dodderd oaks Divide, obedient to the forceful strokes."

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