Defn: A kind of chopping instrument for trimming the edges of roofing slates.
SAXATILE Sax"a*tile, a. Etym: [L. saxatilis, fr. saxum a rock: cf. F. saxalite.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to rocks; living among rocks; as, a saxatile plant.
SAXHORN
Sax"horn`, n. (Mus.)
Defn: A name given to a numerous family of brass wind instruments with valves, invented by Antoine Joseph Sax (known as Adolphe Sax), of Belgium and Paris, and much used in military bands and in orchestras.
SAXICAVA
Sax`i*ca"va, n.; pl. E. saxicavas, L. Saxicavæ. Etym: [NL. See
Saxicavous.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Saxicava. Some of the species are noted for their power of boring holes in limestone and similar rocks.
SAXICAVID
Sax`i*ca"vid, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the saxicavas.
— n.
Defn: A saxicava.