WHAT DOES THE AXE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of the axe in the English dictionary
The definition of the axe in the dictionary is dismissal, esp from employment; the sack. Other definition of the axe is severe cutting down of expenditure, esp the removal of unprofitable sections of a public service.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE AXE»
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Interpreting
the Axe Trade: Production and Exchange in ...
These different analytical threads are then woven together in the final section of the book, where the authors suggest that the patterns explored in the course of their work reflect major changes in the nature of social life during the ...
Richard Bradley, Mark Edmonds, 2005
Alongside Kundera's The Joke, The Axe was one of the most influential novels to appear in Czechoslavakia during the cultural awakening of the 1960s.
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The Axe and
the Oath: Ordinary Life in
the Middle Ages
"What did men and women eat, drink, and wear in the Middle Ages? How did they work, fight, pray, and laugh? This book reduces medieval life to its most elemental functions.
1959 the jackal occupies the center of the zodiac. the author goes back beyond ancient history to give facts seldom found by the student of comparative religion. the Axe was one symbol of God used by the ancients and carried on into Roman ...
5
The Axe Factor: A Jimm Juree Mystery
Missing her former life after moving to rural Southern Thailand, Jimm Juree catches the eye of a successful European writer against a backdrop of a serial murder case, an imminent major storm and her ex-cop grandfather's disapproval.
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The Axe Wielder's Handbook
In the Axe Wielder's Handbook, numerous photos and precise drawings combine with the text to create any axe wielder's how-to book of techniques that are of great value to all who want to enjoy the axeman's art. the application of these ...
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The Bible or
the Axe: One Man's Dramatic Escape from ...
Exile. Persecution. Torture. The riveting story of one man's escape from the Sudan. By the muddy banks of the Kulo-jobi River, a young Sudanese boy is faced with a decision that will shape the rest of his life.
8
State of
the axe: guitar masters in photographs and words
In this appealing book, acclaimed photographer Ralph Gibson offers more than sixty intimate black-and-white portraits of guitar masters playing their instruments.
Ralph Gibson, Anne Wilkes Tucker, 2008
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Icon and
Axe: An Interpretative History of Russian Culture
"A rich and readable introduction to the whole sweep of Russian cultural and intellectual history from Kievan times to the post-Khruschev era." - Library Journal. Illustrations, references, index. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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The Axe Had Never Sounded: Place, People and Heritage of ...
This book meets well the triple promise of the title - the inter-connections of place, people and heritage. John Mulvaney brings to this work a deep knowledge of the history, ethnography and archaeology of Tasmania.
Derek John Mulvaney, 2006
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE AXE»
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Durham axe raider unmasked as Boomerang Boy Shaun McKerry
The axe wielding thug who attempted to rob a shop but was restrained by a husband and wife duo has been unmasked as a prolific offender, who has committed ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
Gophers football team has an Axe to find
To tamp down a possible repeat of what occurred last year, Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen said Monday that the Axe will not be on the winner's (now Badgers') ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Nov 14»
Cardinal stranglehold on Axe continues with fifth straight Big Game …
“Our seniors did not want to be the group that lost the Axe,” said head coach David Shaw. “They never had an experience at Stanford where they didn't have the ... «The Stanford Daily, Nov 14»
