breakax

noun

variants or breakaxe

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

: any of various hardwoods difficult to chop: such as

a

: the wood of a West Indian tree (Sloanea jamaicensis)

b

: a quebracho (Pithecolobium arboreum)

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