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vlakbijl

Pronunciation: /ˈvlɑk.bɛi̯l/

“vlakbijl” is a Dutch word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. flat axe, an axe type with a flat axe head that was embedded in the wood of the handle, in use from the Neolithic until the early Iron Age

Etymology

From vlak + bijl, probably a calque of German Flachbeil.

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