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Sax vs Machete - What's the difference?

sax | machete |

As an abbreviation sax

is (computing|internet).

As a noun machete is

machete.

sax

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) sax, sex, from (etyl) . See also (l), (l).

Noun

(saxes)
  • (rare, or, obsolete) A knife; a sword; a dagger about 20 inches in length.
  • A slate-cutter's hammer; slate-ax.
    • Related terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Verb

    (es)
  • To cut or slash with a sharp instrument; incise; scarify.

    • Etymology 2

    From saxophone.

    Noun

    (saxes)
  • Short form of saxophone.

    • Anagrams

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    machete

    English

    (wikipedia machete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion. A machete's blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters (cm) long, and up to three millimeters (mm) thick.

    • Synonyms

    * bolo

    See also

    * bolo * cleaver * golok (Indonesian) * knife * hatchet * parang

    Verb

    (machet)
  • To cut or chop with a machete.
    • After some hours of intense work, we had macheted a path through the jungle to the bank of the river.
  • To hack or chop crudely with a blade other than a machete.
    • You can't just machete about with a rapier and expect to succeed; you need to thrust properly.
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