Obs. [Prob. distinct from prec., but nothing is known of its derivation.] An ax.
a. 1300. W. de Biblesw., in Wright’s Voc., 163. The belte, le coing.
1499. Promp. Parv. (Pynson), Belt or ax, securis.
c. 1500. Carpenter’s T., in Halliwell, Nugæ Poeticæ, 13. ‘Wherefore,’ seyd the belte, ‘With grete strokes I schalle hym pelte.’
