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Definition: DOLABRA

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A rude ancient ax or hatchet, seen in museums.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Dolabra" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references)

Etymology:Dolabra \Do*la"bra\, noun. [Latin expression, from dolare to hew.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: DOLABRA

Domain Definition
Literature 1: Dolabra pontificalis. The priest's hatchet for slaughtering animals.
2: Dolabra A Roman axe.
3: Dolabra fossoria. The pickaxe used by miners and excavators. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: DOLABRA

Dolabra

The dolabra is a versatile tool used by the people in Italy since ancient times. The dolabra could serve as a pickaxe used by miners and excavators, a priest's implement for ritual religious slaughtering of animals and as an entrenching tool (mattock) used in Roman infantry tactics.

Bibliography

  • Adrian Goldsworthy, The Complete Roman Army

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Dolabra". Image Credit.
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