_double bit_

double aa "double bit" axe is referd to an axe with two blades the handle was usually short. My father had one in his household when he was a boy Often people would have one side sharp for cutting wood; and a dull side for cutting ice in the winter when they would take a load of wood from the woods and carry it home over [reverse] the ice. The 'double bit" axe was used for many purposes.From Vocab List 1913-Used I and SupNot usedWithdrawn~ sled, ~-ball mitt, ~ bitter, ~ crew, crew 4, ~-handed, ~ Irish chain, Irish chain, ~ jar, jar 2, ~ linnet, ~ sled, ~ sleigh, ~ wagon sled, ~-spring trap, ~-team cart ~ blader, ~ spruce, spruce beerNEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY. Reverse at D_16258