doloire

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French doloire.

Noun

doloire (plural doloires)

1. A medieval war and utility axe with a long wooden haft of 1.5 metres in length set with a blade shaped as a tear drop.

Synonyms

• wagoner's axe

Anagrams

• doleiro

French

Etymology

From Old French doleoire, from inherited from Vulgar Latin *dolatōria, from Late Latin dolatorium, from Latin dolō (“to hew”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

doloire f (plural doloires)

1. plane (type of tool)
2. doloire (axelike weapon)

Descendants

• → English: doloire

Further reading

• “doloire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.