Break-axe

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A South American hardwood, Sloanea jamaicensis countable, uncountable

    "For strength and hardness, for towering height and size, the break-axe may be called the king of the Cuba forest."

  2. 2
    West Indian timber tree having very hard wood wordnet

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breakaxbreakaxesloanea jamaicensis

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"For strength and hardness, for towering height and size, the break-axe may be called the king of the Cuba forest."

Etymology

Calque of Spanish quebracho

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