Axe
Axe noun - An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
Ferule
Ferule noun - A switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children.
Nearby Word: ferula
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Ferule and Axe. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/axe/ferule
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