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Fallbeil
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German
Etymology
de :af fallen<t:to fall> Beil<t:hatchet>
de fallen Beil to fall hatchet
Pronunciation
de /ˈfalˌbaɪ̯l/
de De-Fallbeil.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,(e)s
guillotine execution machine
de Guillotine obsolete Fallschwertmaschine Hackmesser colloquial, obsolete
Declension
n,(e)s
Further reading
de Capital punishment