Meaning & use
Zax
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A hand tool traditionally used by roofers and slaters to cut and trim roofing slates and punch nail holes.
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The old slater still used a zax to shape each tile by hand.
A rusted zax hung on the wall of the historic roofing workshop.
A note on using this word
Also spelled 'sax'; the tool is largely a historical curiosity today, replaced by powered cutting equipment in modern roofing.
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slate axe
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