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ZAX
Etymology
Noun
zax (plural zaxes)
A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.
Source: Wiktionary
Zax, n.
Definition: A tool for trimming and puncturing roofing states. [Written also sax.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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