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Meanings of swung the axe in English

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Usage of swung the axe in English
1
He tried to make him desist, then swung the axe for him.
Martin Eden
2
She swung the axe down and split a log neatly in two.
The Bad Beginning
3
CHANNEL 9 has reportedly swung the axe on The NRL Footy Show.
News.com.au
4
He took a deep breath and swung the axe one last time.
Odd and the frost giants
5
Makamuk swung the axe, a broadaxe for the squaring of logs.
Lost Face
6
He took two steps forward to Jinaban and swung the axe.
Rodman the Boatsteerer, and Other Stories / 1898
7
Like Ulysses of old, he swung the axe with trenchant power and skill.
The Red Man's Revenge: A Tale of The Red River Flood
8
Paul swung the axe, shaving a sliver off the next log.
Exit strategy
9
While the horses were being harnessed Dan vigorously swung the axe in the wood-house.
The Fourth Watch
10
Mrs. Comstock whirled on the hickory and swung the axe.
A Girl of the Limberlost
11
But the bull didn't dive, and Tom swung the axe.
Swept Out to Sea / Or, Clint Webb Among the Whalers
12
I will cut you a better one, and he swung the axe against a tall sapling.
The Wings of the Morning
13
Oly swung the axe a few more times.
A Place so Foreign
14
She swung the axe, blindly, at eye level.
Bird Box
15
Salander planted her feet and swung the axe again, but her body was not obeying orders.
The girl who played with fire
16
Carol screamed as Evan swung the axe.
The missing
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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