The craft, process, or occupation of manufacturing axes.
Gerund form of 'axmake' (axe + make), with '-ing' suffix from Old English '-ung'. This nominalization allows the verb process to be treated as a countable activity or skill.
Medieval axmaking was so specialized that different regions produced axes with distinct styles—Scandinavian axes looked completely different from English ones, and experienced warriors could identify an axe's origin by its shape alone.
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