doloire
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French doloire.
Noun
doloire (plural doloires)
- A medieval war and utility axe with a long wooden haft of 1.5 metres in length set with a blade shaped as a tear drop.
Synonyms
- wagoner's axe
Anagrams
- doleiro
French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin dolatōria, from Latin dolō (“to hew”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
doloire f (plural doloires)
- plane (type of tool)
- doloire (axelike weapon)
Descendants
- → English: doloire
Further reading
- “doloire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.