I started reading the accepted answer on Stack Exchange, found it unconvincing and went to Wikipedia to look at the entry for axe. There I found that Yue is a t

I started reading the accepted answer on Stack Exchange, found it unconvincing and went to Wikipedia to look at the entry for axe. There I found that Yue is a type of Chinese battle axe. The ball is probably Chinese-made. So I believe the answer that talks about Yué as the Chinese word for battle axe is the right one. Wikipedia has an image of this rather odd-looking, but beautiful Shang dynasty Yue. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_axe#/media/File%3ACMOC_Treasures_of_Ancient_China_exhibit_-_bronze_battle_axe.jpg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_axe#/media/File%3ACMO...