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A small axe or hatchet used by slaters for trimming and punching holes in roofing slates.
"The roofer carefully shaped the slate tile using a traditional zax."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word zax dates back to the early 18th century of English dialect origin, possibly related to dialectal words for a small axe or cutting tool. It specifically refers to a specialized tool utilized in the roofing trade for trimming slate.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Zax" is said worldwide
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marteAU à ardoise
Transliteration: marto a ardswaz
Script: marteau à ardoise
"Le couvreur utilise un marteau à ardoise pour tailler la pierre."
Schieferhammer
Transliteration: shiːfɐˌhamɐ
"Der Dachdecker benutzt einen Schieferhammer."
martellina
Transliteration: martelliːna
"Il copritetto usa la martellina per tagliare l'ardesia."
piqueta
Transliteration: piketa
"El tejador corta la pizarra con una piqueta."
martelo de bate-chapas
Transliteration: martelu dɨ bati-ʃapas
"O telhador usa uma ferramenta especial para cortar ardósia."
स्लैट काटने की कुल्हाड़ी
Transliteration: slate kaatne ki kulhaari
"छत बनाने वाला स्लेट काटने के लिए एक छोटे हथौड़े का उपयोग करता है।"
石板斧
Transliteration: shíbǎn fǔ
"屋顶工使用石板斧来修整瓦片。"
지붕용 도끼
Transliteration: jibung-yong dokki
"지붕공이 슬레이트를 다듬기 위해 도끼를 사용합니다."
slate hashi
Transliteration: sureito no ono
Script: スレート用斧
"屋根職人はスレートを切断するために専用の斧を使います。"
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