axe-murder en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From axe + murder or Back-formation from axe-murderer.
Meanings
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To murder (someone) with an axe.
So […] the macabre episode of the two Americans axe-murdered […] became another chapter in the bloody annals of the Korean conflict.
1976 September 20, NEA London Economist News Service, “Touchy Issue: How Should U.S. Define Its Allies”, in Gadsden Times:As it turned out, Mrs. Talbot was a perfectly nice woman, and the students she axe-murdered for her unholy rituals weren't close acquaintances anyway.
2004, Jeff Strand, Out of Whack, page 21:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| axe-murdered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| axe-murdered | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| axe-murders | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| axe-murdering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| axe murder | alternative | lexicographic |