Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dagger-axe

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: dag-ger-axe
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient Chinese pole weapon, in use until the Han dynasty, consisting of a dagger-shaped blade mounted by its tang perpendicular to the pole's shaft.

Inflected Forms

dagger-axes (plural)

Questions

What does dagger-axe mean?: An ancient Chinese pole weapon, in use until the Han dynasty, consisting of a dagger-shaped blade mounted by its tang perpendicular to the pole's shaft.

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