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to zax

to zax

9.9
To cut and shape slate tiles using a small hand tool
  • verb
  • /zæks/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cortar con zax
  • He learned how to zax slate pieces during his apprenticeship as a slater.

Examples

  • The roofer expertly zaxed each slate to fit the unique angles of the roof.

  • Before installing the tiles, she zaxed the edges for a perfect fit.

  • He will zax the slate for the roof.

  • They zaxed the edges of the slate carefully.

  • The roofer expertly zaxed each slate to fit the unique angles of the roof.

  • Before installing the tiles, she zaxed the edges for a perfect fit.

  • He learned how to zax slate pieces during his apprenticeship as a slater.

Synonyms

to chisel
vsto zax
19 5.1

To shape wood or stone using a flat metal blade

is specific to shaping slate with a specialised slater hand tool

How Precise

trim
33 2.5
to zax
  • Specialized
9.9
to shape
299 2.0
cut
1.0
to split
513 1.3

Surface Forms

zax infinitive
zaxed past
zaxed past participle
zaxing present participle
zaxes third person singular

Etymology

Zax (verb) comes from the name of the tool zax, which itself comes from seax 'knife'. So to zax something is to cut or trim slate with that blade.