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hand ax in American English
a stone tool of the Paleolithic period rounded at one end for grasping and flaked to make sharp edges and a point at the other end
noun: a usually large, general-purpose bifacial Paleolithic stone tool, often oval or pear-shaped in form and characteristic of certain Lower Paleolithic industries

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