jedding ax

noun

jed·​ding ax

ˈjediŋ-

: a stonecutter's ax with a flat face and a pointed peen

Word History

Etymology

jedding alteration of jadding, present participle of jad to make a long deep hole in a rock, from jad, such a hole, of unknown origin

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