boat axeboat axn.

Brit.

/ˈbəʊt aks/, U.S.

/ˈboʊd ˌæks/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: boat n.¹, axe n.¹

Etymology: < boat n.¹ + axe n.¹ In sense 2 after Swedish båtyxa (O. Almgren 1912, in Antikvarisk Tidskrift för Sverige XX. 8–10; also in båtyxkultur boat axe culture); earlier in Swedish in båtformiga yxa boat-shaped axe (1879 or earlier), båtformiga stenyxa boat-shaped stone axe (1874 or earlier), and similar descriptive phrases. Compare (also after Swedish) German Bootaxt, Bootaxtkultur (both 1913 or earlier), bootförmige Axt (1908 or earlier).

1. An axe carried on board a boat.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > other equipment

rack1691

ice hook1694

searcher1775

fumigation-lamp1815

mete-stick1815

boat axe1820

devil's claw1833

telegraph1842

boat slide1854

anchor ball1858

umbrella warping1867

anchor ball1942

coffee grinder1952

1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. App. 509 7 or 8 boat-axes.

1912 Minutes of Evidence 22 May in Formal Investig. Loss S.S. ‘Titanic’ (Great Brit., Commissioner of Wrecks) IV. 333/2 Are the boat axes, and those things, kept in the locker too, or in the boat?

1915 Atlantic Monthly July 51/2 In my rush after him I exchanged the knife for a boat-axe that for some unknown reason lay handy on the booby hatch.

1987 S. Conran Savages xi. 205 While Jonathan chopped down four saplings with the small boat ax, Carey, using an empty coconut shell, dug a small ditch on one side of the shelter site.

2003 Michigan Hist. Rev. 29 65 When Naw-gaw-nee's sons refused to give up their seats in a life boat, the ship's captain struck one son's head with a boat axe, killing him.

2. Archaeology. A type of thin, stone battleaxe with a head shaped like an upturned boat, used in the late Neolithic period in the Baltic region and Scandinavia, esp. as a symbol of social status.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > axe > [noun] > stone or bronze axe

mogo1798

battle-axe1859

toki1860

boat axe1919

yüeh1956

1919 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 49 199 (caption) Map of south Finland, showing the distribution of boat-axes.

1922 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 52 39 Here, too, we find single graves with handsome battle-axes—the so-called boat-axes.

1953 M. Gimbutas in Man 53 52 (caption) The ‘boat axe’ of black stone from Finland.

1990 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Antiquaries Ireland 120 18 The unlocated Irish find..belongs to a large group of boat axes widely distributed in Scandinavia and north Germany.

2006 Estonian Jrnl. Archaeol. 10 108 Estonian boat-axes from graves are all more than 15 cm long and with worn surfaces.

Compounds

Archaeology. attributive. Usually hyphenated. Designating the late Neolithic culture in the Baltic region and Scandinavia characterized by these axes, or its people, artefacts, etc.

ΚΠ

1919 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 49 197 Almgren has shown..that Scandinavian culture of a type which he calls båtyx or boat-axe culture, which is found in the passage-graves of Sweden, had reached the coastal areas of Finland before the close of the Neolithic Period.

1933 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 63 119 The boat-axe culture in the South-west, clearly distinguished in its form of sepulture and pottery.

1957 V. G. Childe Dawn European Civilization (ed. 6) ix. 162 The distribution of these graves..leaves no doubt that the Boat-axe folk were intruders.

1975 G. Clark Early Stone Age Settlem. Scand. vi. 231 This site yielded some Ovis capra but also sherds of boat-axe pottery.

2010 B. J. Nordstorm Culture & Customs of Sweden i. 8 A new ethnic group entered the area, the Boat Axe People, so named for the shape of their beautifully formed stone axes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boat axe
释义	boat axeboat axn. Brit. /ˈbəʊt aks/, U.S. /ˈboʊd ˌæks/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: boat n.¹, axe n.¹ Etymology: < boat n.¹ + axe n.¹ In sense 2 after Swedish båtyxa (O. Almgren 1912, in Antikvarisk Tidskrift för Sverige XX. 8–10; also in båtyxkultur boat axe culture); earlier in Swedish in båtformiga yxa boat-shaped axe (1879 or earlier), båtformiga stenyxa boat-shaped stone axe (1874 or earlier), and similar descriptive phrases. Compare (also after Swedish) German Bootaxt, Bootaxtkultur (both 1913 or earlier), bootförmige Axt (1908 or earlier). 1. An axe carried on board a boat. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > other equipment rack1691 ice hook1694 searcher1775 fumigation-lamp1815 mete-stick1815 boat axe1820 devil's claw1833 telegraph1842 boat slide1854 anchor ball1858 umbrella warping1867 anchor ball1942 coffee grinder1952 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. App. 509 7 or 8 boat-axes. 1912 Minutes of Evidence 22 May in Formal Investig. Loss S.S. ‘Titanic’ (Great Brit., Commissioner of Wrecks) IV. 333/2 Are the boat axes, and those things, kept in the locker too, or in the boat? 1915 Atlantic Monthly July 51/2 In my rush after him I exchanged the knife for a boat-axe that for some unknown reason lay handy on the booby hatch. 1987 S. Conran Savages xi. 205 While Jonathan chopped down four saplings with the small boat ax, Carey, using an empty coconut shell, dug a small ditch on one side of the shelter site. 2003 Michigan Hist. Rev. 29 65 When Naw-gaw-nee's sons refused to give up their seats in a life boat, the ship's captain struck one son's head with a boat axe, killing him. 2. Archaeology. A type of thin, stone battleaxe with a head shaped like an upturned boat, used in the late Neolithic period in the Baltic region and Scandinavia, esp. as a symbol of social status. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > axe > [noun] > stone or bronze axe mogo1798 battle-axe1859 toki1860 boat axe1919 yüeh1956 1919 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 49 199 (caption) Map of south Finland, showing the distribution of boat-axes. 1922 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 52 39 Here, too, we find single graves with handsome battle-axes—the so-called boat-axes. 1953 M. Gimbutas in Man 53 52 (caption) The ‘boat axe’ of black stone from Finland. 1990 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Antiquaries Ireland 120 18 The unlocated Irish find..belongs to a large group of boat axes widely distributed in Scandinavia and north Germany. 2006 Estonian Jrnl. Archaeol. 10 108 Estonian boat-axes from graves are all more than 15 cm long and with worn surfaces. Compounds Archaeology. attributive. Usually hyphenated. Designating the late Neolithic culture in the Baltic region and Scandinavia characterized by these axes, or its people, artefacts, etc. ΚΠ 1919 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 49 197 Almgren has shown..that Scandinavian culture of a type which he calls båtyx or boat-axe culture, which is found in the passage-graves of Sweden, had reached the coastal areas of Finland before the close of the Neolithic Period. 1933 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 63 119 The boat-axe culture in the South-west, clearly distinguished in its form of sepulture and pottery. 1957 V. G. Childe Dawn European Civilization (ed. 6) ix. 162 The distribution of these graves..leaves no doubt that the Boat-axe folk were intruders. 1975 G. Clark Early Stone Age Settlem. Scand. vi. 231 This site yielded some Ovis capra but also sherds of boat-axe pottery. 2010 B. J. Nordstorm Culture & Customs of Sweden i. 8 A new ethnic group entered the area, the Boat Axe People, so named for the shape of their beautifully formed stone axes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1820
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