Axe
Axe verb - Chop or split with an ax.
Quell
Both words in one sentence
- The troll sector of the city, in particular, is completely shut down, and several citizens or groups of people, such as Gamon and the Warlocks under the city, are being held at gun- or axe-point to quell dissidents.
Source: Perpetually Static -
An Axe to Grind: Johanna Mason in the Quarter Quell; after all, she's from the lumber district.
Source: Literature / The Hunger Games -
However, when she and Peeta finally get to watch Haymitch's Games (the tapes of all the other living victors were sent to them as part of their preparations for the third Quarter Quell) they learn that he won by using the force-field around the arena to deflect an axe back at his final opponent.
Source: Banned Episode
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