колу́н — meaning in English

English meaning

• axe noun A tool with a heavy blade on one side of the head and a long handle, used for chopping wood.
• maul noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.

Senses

колу́н is used for these senses in English:

• froe A cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from a block of wood.
• maul A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.

axe — full definition

1. noun A tool with a heavy blade on one side of the head and a long handle, used for chopping wood.
2. noun figurative: A drastic cut, cancellation, or dismissal.
3. verb To cancel, cut, or dismiss something or someone abruptly.

maul — full definition

1. noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
2. verb To injure someone badly by tearing at them, typically said of an animal attack.
3. verb To handle roughly or criticise harshly.

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