Meaning of moot-axe | Babel Free

Definitions

A specialised axe for cutting tree stumps.

West-Country

Examples

“The total area within the Romano-British fortress is perhaps three acres, and the fact that the explorer is no longer young and was single-handed quite precluded any extensive trenching in the hard and stony soil with no implements other than a shovel, a small spade and a moot-axe.”

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