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Murder in which the victim was struck and killed by an axe, hatchet or billhook
An axe murder is a murder in which the victim was struck and killed by an axe or hatchet. The following are some notable cases. Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
Axe_murder
1912 killing spree in Iowa, US
/ 40.9308091°N 94.9739235°W / 40.9308091; -94.9739235 The Villisca axe murders occurred during the night of June 9 to the early morning of June 10,
Villisca_axe_murders
1976 killing in the Joint Security Area
The Panmunjom axe murder incident (Korean: 판문점 도끼 살인 사건), also known as the Korean axe atrocity incident, was the killing of two United Nations Command
Panmunjom_axe_murder_incident
1993 American dark comedy film by Thomas Schlamme
So I Married an Axe Murderer is a 1993 American romantic black comedy film, directed by Thomas Schlamme, and starring Mike Myers and Nancy Travis. Myers
So_I_Married_an_Axe_Murderer
American murder case
was convicted of second-degree murder for the axe murder of his father, Peter Porco, and second-degree attempted murder after a similarly brutal attack
Murder_of_Peter_Porco
Topics referred to by the same term
Axe Murderer may refer to: Axe Murder Boyz, hip hop group Ax Murderer, a character in the Police Academy film The Axe Murderer, a nickname for MMA fighter
Axe_Murderer
1911 mass murder in Oregon, United States
The Ardenwald axe murders is an unsolved mass murder that occurred in the early morning of June 9, 1911, in Ardenwald, Oregon, United States, then a neighboring
Ardenwald_axe_murders
1964 mass murder in Michigan
The Troy axe murders were a familicide of seven individuals in Troy, Michigan, United States, in September 1964. William G. Gravlin (June 4, 1934 – March
Troy_axe_murders
1987 unsolved murder in Sydenham, London
1949 – 10 March 1987) was a British private investigator who was murdered with an axe in a pub car park in Sydenham, London, in 1987. Despite several Metropolitan
Murder_of_Daniel_Morgan
American hip hop group
Axe Murder Boyz is an American hip hop duo from Denver, Colorado, United States, best known as representatives of the horrorcore and gangsta rap subgenres
Axe_Murder_Boyz
American acquitted murder suspect (1860–1927)
the August 4, 1892, axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. No one else was charged in the murders, and Borden spent the
Lizzie_Borden
2016 American film
The Axe Murders of Villisca is a 2016 American horror film directed by Tony E. Valenzuela, starring Robert Adamson, Jarrett Sleeper, Alex Frnka, Sean
The_Axe_Murders_of_Villisca
Unidentified American serial killer
substantial number of murders were committed with this weapon. To distinguish crimes connected with the Midwest murder series from other axe murders, different authors
Billy_the_Axeman
Unsolved 1922 killings in Germany
descendants. The murders were the subject of season 2, episode 3 of the Amazon TV series Lore, released in 2018. Axe murder – Murder in which the victim
Hinterkaifeck_murders
Triple homicide in Savannah, Georgia
The 1909 Savannah axe murders was a triple homicide that occurred at 401 West Perry Street in the downtown district of Savannah, Georgia, in December
1909_Savannah_axe_murders
American homemaker accused of murder (born 1949)
Gore was struck 41 times with a wood splitting axe. Montgomery pled not guilty to charges of murder on the basis of self-defense, alleging that Gore
Candy_Montgomery
Type of wedge tool
An axe (/æks/; sometimes spelled ax in American English; see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for thousands of years to shape
Axe
2005 crime in Huyton, England
2005) was a Black British student of Jamaican descent who was murdered with an ice axe by Michael Barton (brother of footballer Joey Barton) and Barton's
Murder_of_Anthony_Walker
Series of abductions and murders of young boys
Gordon Stewart Northcott abducted and murdered three boys, and was implicated but not convicted in the murder of a fourth boy, in Los Angeles and Riverside
Wineville Chicken Coop murders
Wineville_Chicken_Coop_murders
Mass murder of nine people in Georgia, USA (1887)
Woolfolk (/wʊlˈfɔːrk/ WUUL-fork) family were murdered with a wood-handled axe. Authorities identified the murderer as Thomas George "Tom" Woolfolk, the son
Woolfolk_murders
Unidentified serial killer in New Orleans, Louisiana
never identified, and the murders remain unsolved. As the killer's epithet implies, the victims usually were attacked with an axe, which often belonged to
Axeman_of_New_Orleans
American suspected serial killer
possibly responsible for a string of unsolved axe murders in several states, among them being the Villisca axe murders. Born and raised in Columbia, Moore lived
Henry_Lee_Moore
Unlawful killing of a human with malice
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Murder
Unidentified serial killer active 1884–85 in Austin, Texas
writer O. Henry. The series of eight axe murders were referred to by contemporary sources as the Servant Girl Murders. The December 26, 1885, issue of The
Servant_Girl_Annihilator
2021 axe murder in Singapore
韩喆凯; pinyin: Hán Zhékǎi) was struck to death with a combat fire fighting axe at River Valley High School in Boon Lay, Singapore, in a reportedly unprecedented
River Valley High School attack
River_Valley_High_School_attack
2017 American true crime book
began with an attempt to solve one famous unsolved crime, the Villisca axe murders, in which a family of six and two house guests were slaughtered in Villisca
The_Man_from_the_Train
Bridge in North Korea
bridge was built in August 1976 in the span of 72 hours after the Korean axe murder incident closed the Bridge of No Return that North Korea originally used
72-Hour_Bridge
Annual music festival in the US
final round of the Underground Psychos contest, in which the winner, Axe Murder Boyz, was signed to Psychopathic Records. Juggalo Championship Wrestling
Gathering_of_the_Juggalos
Australian murders
The Greenough family massacre was the axe murders of Karen MacKenzie and her three children, Daniel, Amara, and Katrina at their remote rural property
Greenough_family_massacre
Bridge between North Korea and South Korea, formerly used for prisoner exchanges
The bridge was actively used by the North Koreans up until the Korean axe murder incident in August 1976, at which time the United Nations Command (UNC)
Bridge_of_No_Return
1994 case of a policeman murdered while in line of duty
Abidin randomly chose to grab the axe for his so-called distraction could only mean that he had the intention to murder Boo, or to at least cause serious
Murder_of_Boo_Tiang_Huat
Canadian blues duo
Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer are a Vancouver based blues duo, consisting of Shawn Hall and Matthew Rogers. Shawn Hall and Matthew Rogers met at a jingle
Harpoonist_&_The_Axe_Murderer
American alleged serial killer
of twelve African-American families were murdered in their homes. All the murders occurred at night and an axe was used to fracture the skulls of the victims
Clementine_Barnabet
Mass murder in California, U.S.
County had previously gained local notoriety for a different murder, also committed with an axe and with a suspected Chinese perpetrator. On October 17, 1927
1928_Fairfield_murders
City in Iowa, United States
at the time of the 2020 census. It is most notable for the unsolved axe murders that took place in the town on June 9, 1912. The settlement was founded
Villisca,_Iowa
Historic house in Iowa, United States
unsolved. The house was renovated in the 1990s and is known as the Villisca Axe Murder House. The house was constructed in 1868. Josiah Moore and his family
Josiah B. and Sara Moore House
Josiah_B._and_Sara_Moore_House
Russian serial killer and rapist (born 1964)
serial killer, rapist, and necrophile who committed the sexual assault and murder of eighty-seven girls and women between 1992 and 2011 in Angarsk, Irkutsk
Mikhail_Popkov
Mass murder in South Africa
"Van Breda axe murder trial set to begin". News24. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017. "Henri van Breda guilty of triple axe murders". News24. 21
Van_Breda_murders
2024 film by Zelda Williams
struggling to come to terms with the loss of her mother, who was killed by an axe murderer two years earlier. Her father, Dale, has since remarried a self-obsessed
Lisa_Frankenstein
1992 death in India
in a "compromising position" and had subsequently been attacked with an axe and dumped in the well. After a 28-year-long investigation, on 22 December
Sister_Abhaya_murder_case
American independent record label
representing Eminem, ended their rivalry by holding a bowling match. In April, Axe Murder Boyz won a single album contract with Psychopathic Records and released
Psychopathic_Records
Canadian sketch comedy show
The Axe Murderer An axe murderer (Foley) approaches people for favours after he has obviously committed a brutal and grisly homicide with the axe he is
The Kids in the Hall (TV series)
The_Kids_in_the_Hall_(TV_series)
1990 murder of a bystander during a gang fight in Marsiling, Singapore
Malaysian citizen Sivapragasam a/l Subramaniam was struck on the head with an axe and he died as a result of the head injuries. It was revealed that the infamous
Murder of Sivapragasam Subramaniam
Murder_of_Sivapragasam_Subramaniam
American murderer (1959–1998)
proceeded to hit Thornton repeatedly with the pickaxe and then embedded the axe in her heart. Tucker would later tell people and testify that she experienced
Karla_Faye_Tucker
Soviet politician and revolutionary (1879–1940)
April 1917 demanded the British government release Trotsky. The murder weapon was an ice axe (not an ice pick, an awl-like bartender's tool). This misnomer
Leon_Trotsky
Ugandan mass murderer (died 1957)
William had shot dead ten men, eight women, and eight children, murdered five men with an axe, stabbed another one, strangled a teenage girl, and burned two
William_Unek
American serial killer (1901–1949)
old Beverly June Kludt, was broken into by an intruder brandishing an axe. The axe had been taken from a shed, and the intruder had removed his shoes to
Jake_Bird
Axe Murder Boyz, consisting of brothers Mike and James Garcia, who perform under the names Bonez Dubb and Otis (or Young Wicked), has released four studio
Axe_Murder_Boyz_discography
Well in Nablus, West Bank, Palestine
slaying and others, including an assault on a nun at the monastery and the axe murder of a Jewish psychiatrist in Tel Aviv. In 2009, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate
Jacob's_Well
1992 murder of a loan shark by two men in Singapore
and a charred head of an axe inside a forested area at Mandai. The police investigated and established it as a case of murder. Incidentally, in April that
Mandai_burnt_car_murder
1714 massacre during the Great Northern War
swords and axes. The people who had fled to the island were sleeping crammed into boats and houses when the bloodbath began. The Russians murdered almost
Murder_Friday
1805 familicide in Clarksburg, U.S.
of November 10–11, 1805, 33-year-old Abel Clemmons murdered his wife and eight children in an axe attack in their home outside of Clarksburg, Virginia
Clemmons_family_murders
American actress (born 1961)
America (1990), Passed Away (1992), Chaplin (1992), So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993), Greedy (1994), and Fluke (1995). On television, Travis went on
Nancy_Travis
American YouTuber duo (born 1996 and 1997)
the paranormal community or simply Murder cases that couldn't be solved. Their first one at the Villisca axe-murder house, in which they found the name
Sam_and_Colby
1993 murder of an airport employee in Singapore
likely caused by an axe, while the subsequent blows were caused by either an axe or a parang. The police classified the case as murder, and swiftly conduct
Murder of Thampusamy Murugian Gunasekaran
Murder_of_Thampusamy_Murugian_Gunasekaran
Act of murdering many people in a short span
Mass murder is the violent crime of killing a number of people, typically simultaneously or over a relatively short period of time and in close geographic
Mass_murder
1969 mass murder in Saskatchewan, Canada
"Seven murder counts laid in northern axe deaths". Retrieved 2022-02-11. "Generations of grief: Family still reeling 50 years after little-known mass axe murder"
Buffalo_Narrows_murders
Festival
Mack 10, 2 Live Crew, Powerman 5000, Manntis, and Mini Kiss. Main Stage: Axe Murder Boyz, Delusional, Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Digital Underground, Drowning Pool
Gathering of the Juggalos lineups by year
Gathering_of_the_Juggalos_lineups_by_year
2009 quadruple homicide in Virginia
The Farmville murders occurred in Farmville, Virginia, in September 2009 – the quadruple bludgeoning homicide of Mark Niederbrock, Debra Kelley, their
Farmville_murders
American actor and comedian (born 1949)
television shows, such as Cheers. His film credits include So I Married an Axe Murderer, Airheads, Young Doctors in Love, Problem Child, Coneheads, UHF, and
Michael_Richards
1938 spree killing in Japan
injured three others using a Remington shotgun, a katana, two daggers and an axe, before killing himself with the shotgun. It is the deadliest shooting by
Tsuyama_massacre
Finnish murderer (1910–1943)
civilian crimes in Finnish law in 1949. Koljonen remains one of the worst axe murderers in Finnish history, along with Karl Malmelin. Juhani Aataminpoika "Veli
Toivo_Koljonen
2022 stabbing at a school in Malmö, Sweden
murdered. At approximately 5:10 p.m., Cederholm entered Malmö Latin School and killed two female teachers, Victoria Edström and Sara Böök with an axe
Malmö_school_stabbing
Executed by the state of Texas (C.S.A.) in 1863
on the Nueces River. She was accused of robbing and murdering a trader named John Savage with an axe. However, the $600 of gold stolen from him was found
Chipita_Rodriguez
Italian serial killer
departure. Cianciulli gave her drugged wine and killed her with an axe. The murder occurred on 5 September 1940. Cianciulli disposed of the body in the
Leonarda_Cianciulli
1975 assault of U.S. Army officer by North Koreans
United States Army. Korean axe murder incident the following year UN Korean War Allies Association, Inc. “Axe-wielding Murder at Panmunjom” Archived 2016-09-18
Major_Henderson_incident
American hip-hop duo
Psychopathic Records. October 9, 2010. Axe Murder Boyz (presenters) (October 12, 2010). Now You Know with Axe Murder Boys Episode 2 (flv) (webcast). Detroit
Insane_Clown_Posse
Azerbaijani officer who was convicted of the murder of an Armenian lieutenant
Safarov's issue'". News.az. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012. "Axe murder complicates EU-Azerbaijan love affair". EUobserver. 3 September 2012.
Ramil_Safarov
American mass murderer (c. 1912–1950)
4, 1950), also known as the Dream Slayer, was an American mass murderer who used an axe to kill his family in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida, on October 16
Victor_Licata
Unsolved 1986 murder
The murder of Chaim Weiss, a 16-year-old student at the Torah High School yeshiva in Long Beach, New York, took place on November 1, 1986. Weiss was bludgeoned
Murder_of_Chaim_Weiss
American actress (1943–2020)
Los Angeles Times. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020. "The Axe Murders of Villisca (2017) Review". That Moment In. June 10, 2017. Retrieved
Conchata_Ferrell
1964 film by William Castle
plot follows a woman who, having murdered her husband and his lover 20 years prior, is suspected of a series of axe murders following her release from a psychiatric
Strait-Jacket
American serial killer
history of abusing his wife, murdered her and their son with an axe in 1935. He was sentenced to death for these murders and hanged in 1936. Gardner's
Earl_Gardner_(murderer)
Clown Posse – This Halloween is Crazy Insane Clown Posse – Scary Kidz Axe Murder Boyz – My House 2011 I Saw A Monster 2012 Amber Alert 2013 Hallowicked
Insane Clown Posse discography
Insane_Clown_Posse_discography
Nigerian mass murder in 1999
cheque fraud, 419 fraud, robbery, rape, murder and are used by politicians as 'hired thugs'. In Italy the Black Axe is a designated mafia organization. On
Obafemi Awolowo University massacre
Obafemi_Awolowo_University_massacre
Part of the Korean Demilitarized Zone
transported to the United States for treatment and rehabilitation. Korean axe murder incident – On August 18, 1976, North Korean guards attacked a UNC work
Joint_Security_Area
2003 murder in Pennsylvania, United States
“Please stop, I'm bleeding," after which Batzig hit Sweeney again with the axe.[citation needed] They finished by dropping a boulder on the right side of
Murder_of_Jason_Sweeney
1992 robbery and mass murder in Fier, Albania
in bed, dying instantly of a blow to the head from the blunt side of an axe. Agim's wife Rajmonda awoke and was also killed on the spot, after attempting
Libofshë_massacre
Irish actress (born 1945)
Field (1990), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993), Angels in the Outfield (1994), A Time to Kill (1996), Veronica
Brenda_Fricker
1963 film by Francis Ford Coppola
the bottom of a lake, then surfaces to find herself at the feet of an axe murder: "axed to death!", Coppola exclaimed. Corman was impressed enough to immediately
Dementia_13
Canadian-American actor, comedian, filmmaker, musician, and singer (born 1963)
followed in 1993 by Wayne's World 2; Myers starred in So I Married an Axe Murderer the same year. He took a two-year hiatus from performing after the end
Mike_Myers
1922 murder in Michigan
plotted and executed the murder of social settlement worker Alice Mallett (1882–1922), using an axe. The public outrage over the murder, caused concern for
Murder_of_Alice_Mallett
1940 murder in Washington, United States
Washington by her parents. She was bludgeoned with an axe and her skull was caved in. The murder happened so quietly that Law's toddler son was found sleeping
Murder_of_Laura_Law
Canadian and American actor (born 1978)
is based on the true story of how Candy Montgomery was accused of the axe murder of her neighbour, Betty Gore in 1980 in Texas. The series premiered May
Pablo_Schreiber
Massacre perpetrated by the Shining Path in 1983
between fifty and seventy years old. Most of the victims died by machete and axe hacks, and some were shot in the head at close range. This was the first
1983_Lucanamarca_massacre
Familicide in Thuringia, Germany
found all eight inhabitants and Brückner dead. The murder weapons were found to have been an axe taken from the house and a kitchen knife hidden in one
1925_Hassenberg_murders
Australian actor (born 1959)
(2021). He acted in many feature and TV films, among them So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993), Empire Records (1995), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), and Road to
Anthony_LaPaglia
1805 massacre of Dominicans by Haitian troops in Santo Domingo
his troops, Dominicans Attack type Massacre Weapons Bayonets, machetes, axes, firearms, swords Deaths 500 (at Moca), 400 at Santiago Victims Civilians
Beheadings_of_Moca
Executed New Zealand murderer
wounds to the neck. These were later found to have been committed by an axe and likely to have been swung by a left-handed assailant. James Flood was
Edward_Tarrant_(murderer)
2022 American biographical crime drama television miniseries
Jessica Biel as the real-life Candy Montgomery, who was accused of the axe murder of her neighbor, Betty Gore (played by Melanie Lynskey) in 1980, in Texas
Candy_(miniseries)
German serial killer (1860–1924)
Massenmörder Denke! Massenmörder ? ? ?" (Mass murderer Haarmann! Mass murderer Denke! Mass murderer ? ? ?). Fritz Lang said in an interview that Denke
Karl_Denke
Museum in North Korea
kill U.S. Army Captain Arthur Bonifas and Lieutenant Mark Barrett in the axe murder incident of 1976 are housed within the museum. There is a symbol of a
North_Korea_Peace_Museum
Soviet spree killer (1937–1964)
was no one at home, Ionesyan inflicted a large number of blows with the axe on the boy (according to other sources, the killer used a knife, and this
Vladimir_Ionesyan
United Nations military post in Korea
promoted to captain), were killed by North Korean soldiers in the "Korean axe murder incident". Access to the Neutral Nations Monitors (Sweden and Switzerland)
Camp_Bonifas
Brazilian mixed martial artist (born 1976)
April 1999. It was after this fight that Silva earned the nickname "The Axe Murderer". Silva participated in one Meca World Vale Tudo event, Meca 2 on 12
Wanderlei_Silva
Massacre of Rajputs by Yadavs in Bihar
put upon an improvised chopping block and were beheaded with local made axes. After the mass killing took place, the attackers lighted all the houses
Dalelchak-Bhagaura_massacre
Finnish murderer (1872–1944)
1944, aged 72, in Riipilä, Vantaa. Malmelin remains one of the worst axe murderers in Finnish history, along with Toivo Koljonen. Keskisarja, Teemu (2015)
Karl_Emil_Malmelin
1934 murder in East London, England
Palace Cinema on that road, attacked his manager Dudley Henry Hoard with an axe. Stockwell was arrested by the police in Great Yarmouth four days later.
Bow_cinema_murder
Ukrainian-born activist and murderer
plotted her husband's murder, and took Zelenin to Home Depot and Grand Union for an axe, a hatchet, and garbage bags, for the murder. The two of them attacked
Rita_Gluzman
German SS officer (1913–1943)
fitted for a leather jacket taken from a murdered Jew, Niemann was killed in the tailor's barracks with an axe to his head by Alexander Shubayev, a Jewish
Johann_Niemann
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French
French name derived from the vocabulary word océan, from Latin Oceanus, from Greek Okeanos, OCÉANE means "ocean."
Boy/Male
Hebrew Scandinavian
Doctor.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : evidently a metonymic occupational name for a woodman. A further possible origin is from the French place name element Ax (etymologically identical to Aix), from Latin aquis (dative or ablative plural) ‘near the waters’, denoting a spa.In some cases perhaps an altered form of German Axt.A George Axe is recorded in VA in 1679.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Norman and Old French personal name, Ace, Asse, from Germanic (Frankish) Azzo, Atso, a pet form of personal names containing adal ‘noble’ as a first element.Possibly an Americanized form of German Atz, which has the same origin as 1.
Surname or Lastname
Frisian and North German
Frisian and North German : from the personal name Ade, which is a pet form of Adam or various names beginning with Ad(al)-, for example Adolf, Adalbrecht (see Albrecht).English : from the personal name Ade, one of the many pet forms of Adam.
Boy/Male
Danish German Hebrew Scandinavian Swedish American
Father of peace.
Male
French
 Variant form of Norman French Asce, ACE means "noble at birth." Compare with another form of Ace.
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German, Scandinavian
Father of Peace; Diminutive of Axel
Male
English
 English byname transferred to forename use, ACE means "number one." Compare with another form of Ace.
Female
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Greek Hanna, ANE means "favor; grace."
Boy/Male
German, Scandinavian
Father of Peace; Diminutive of Axel
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant of Agg, which is from the Old Scandinavian personal name Aggi.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living by a prominent oak tree, from Middle English ake ‘oak’, or a habitational name from the village of Aike, near Lockington, East Yorkshire, which is named with Old English Äc ‘oak’, dative Äce ‘(place at) the oak tree’.
Boy/Male
English
Fighting boar.
Boy/Male
Scandinavian
Father of peace.
Male
English
Short form of Hebrew Abraham, ABE means "father of a multitude,"Â and other names beginning with Ab-.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Graceful.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant spelling of Sachse.Dutch : variant of Sas 1 and 3.English : variant spelling of Sax 3.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Sachs 1.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Hebrew Abiyshalowm, AXEL means "father of peace."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Ale, a short form of any of the various personal names beginning with Al-.Dutch : unexplained.Estonian : unexplained.Italian (Alé) : unexplained.
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Arabic, Farsi, Muslim
Name of a King
Boy/Male
African, American, British, English
From the Linden Tree Dell
Girl/Female
Hindu
A musical instrument, The melodious voice of the cuckoo, Chirping of birds
Male
Egyptian
, a priest of Pthah.
Girl/Female
Australian, Hindu, Indian
The Last Knowledge of Vedas (Shiva)
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Light
Boy/Male
Tamil
Joy, Delight
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Tibbett.
Female
Egyptian
, ancient.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a smith’s servant, from Smither + Middle English man ‘servant’.
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n.
Alt. of Battle-axe
n.
An axis; as, the sun's axle.
n.
One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic.
n.
A tool or instrument of steel, or of iron with a steel edge or blade, for felling trees, chopping and splitting wood, hewing timber, etc. It is wielded by a wooden helve or handle, so fixed in a socket or eye as to be in the same plane with the blade. The broadax, or carpenter's ax, is an ax for hewing timber, made heavier than the chopping ax, and with a broader and thinner blade and a shorter handle.
v. i.
To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; as, he grew fat as he aged.
n.
A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles.
v. t.
To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally.
n.
An ave Maria.
v. t.
To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to; as, grief ages us.
n.
One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc.
n.
The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested; as, the age of consent; the age of discretion.
v. t.
To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread.
a.
Awe-struck.
n.
Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities; as, to come of age; he (or she) is of age.
a.
Struck with awe.
n.
Alt. of Axe