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axeman
noun 2
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2ADJ.
visionary
AXEMAN + NOUN
joe, perry
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noun
1
A man who wields an axe.
If you charge into the Upper Egyptians head-on, they may pepper your axemen with arrows from on top of the cliff.
Robertson was finally asked to step down at the end of 1961. His successor would be Dr Beeching, who was seen as both visionary and axeman.
2
A musician who plays a guitar or saxophone.
Ex-Aerosmith axeman Joe Perry has finished recording his first solo effort, "I've Got the Rock 'n' Rolls Again."
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If you charge into the Upper Egyptians head-on, they may pepper your axemen with arrows from on top of the cliff.
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Robertson was finally asked to step down at the end of 1961. His successor would be Dr Beeching, who was seen as both visionary and axeman.
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Ex-Aerosmith axeman Joe Perry has finished recording his first solo effort, "I've Got the Rock 'n' Rolls Again."
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