zax

noun

A tool similar to a hatchet, used for cutting and dressing roofing slates.

noun

An instrument used by slaters for cutting and dressing slates; a kind of hatchet with a sharp point on the pole for perforating the slate to receive the nail or pin.

noun

A tool for trimming and puncturing roofing slates.

noun

A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.