Vāsi (f.) [cp. Sk. vāśī] 1. a sharp knife, axe, hatchet, adze (often combd with pharasu) J i.32, 199; ii.274; iii.281; iv.344; Miln 383; 413; DhA i.178 (tikhiṇā vāsiyā khaṇḍâkhaṇḍikaŋ chinditvā: cutting him up piecemeal with a sharp knife); KhA 49. -- ˚jaṭa handle of a mason's adze Vin iv.168; S iii.154; A iv.127. -- 2. a razor J i.65; ii.103; iii.186, 377.