hachereauとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

hachereau (plural hachereaux)

1. (archaeology) a cleaver, similar to an ax but with a wider cutting edge
   • 1982, Jean Daigle, The Acadians of the Maritimes: thematic studies, page 457:

     A "hachereau" or hatchet, sometimes served as a hammer.

   • 2003, Marie Soressi, Harold Lewis Dibble, Multiple Approaches to the Study of Bifacial Technologies, →ISBN, page 79:

     Bifacial tools are represented by an amigdaloid hand-axe (Figure 4.2:6), a possible biface fragment, and an atypical hachereau.

   • 2013, Arthur J. Jelinek, Neandertal Lithic Industries at La Quina, →ISBN, page 229:

     In its essential features, this kind of implement might also be viewed as a kind of small hachereau (Type 55).