sax
1
[saks]
/sæks/
noun
,
Informal.
1.
saxophone
.
Origin
by shortening
sax
2
[saks]
/sæks/
noun
1.
a short, single-edged sword of ancient Scandinavia.
Origin
before 900;
Middle English
sexe,
Old English
seax, sæx;
cognate with
Old Norse
sax
(
Swedish,
Danish
sax
scissors). See
saw
1
Sax.
1.
Saxon
.
2.
Saxony
.
Examples from the web for
sax
He played the clarinet and tenor
sax
in bands during college.
British Dictionary definitions for
sax
sax
1
/
sæks
/
noun
1.
a tool resembling a small axe, used for cutting roofing slate
Word Origin
Old English
seax
knife; related to Old Saxon
sahs,
Old Norse
sax
sax
2
/
sæks
/
noun
1.
(
informal
)
short for
saxophone
Word Origin and History for
sax
n.
1923, colloquial shortening of
saxophone
.
Slang definitions & phrases for
sax
sax
modifier
: a sax virtuoso
noun
A saxophone
(1923+)
Related Abbreviations for
sax
sax
saxophone
Sax.
Saxon