斧ふ鉞えつ

noun

axe; battle-axe; executioner's axe

Refers to a large axe used in ancient or medieval contexts, often as a weapon or for executions. The term is literary and historical, not used for modern tools.

• 古こ代だいの戦せん場じょうでは、斧ふ鉞えつが武ぶ器きとして使つかわれた。

  On ancient battlefields, axes were used as weapons.

• その絵えには、処しょ刑けい人にんが斧ふ鉞えつを振ふりかざす様よう子すが描えがかれている。

  The painting depicts the executioner brandishing an axe.