Other common names for the tool are bush knife, ditch bank blade, briar axe, and surveyor's brush axe. On the East Coast of the United States some farmers call it a bush axe. The Plover, Wisconsin dialect refers to it as a ditch witch.
Some other terms for this tool include bush knife, ditch bank blade, briar axe, and surveyor's brush axe. In certain areas on the East Coast of the United States, farmers might call it a bush axe. The Plover, Wisconsin dialect refers to it as a ditch witch.