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POLEAX
poleax, poleaxe
(noun) a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick
poleax, poleaxe
(noun) an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
poleax, poleaxe
(verb) fell with or as if with a poleax
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
poleax (plural poleaxes)
Alternative spelling of poleaxe
Verb
poleax (third-person singular simple present poleaxes, present participle poleaxing, simple past and past participle poleaxed)
Alternative spelling of poleaxe
Source: Wiktionary
Pole"ax`, Pole"axe`, n. Etym: [OE. pollax; cf. OD. pollexe. See Poll head, and Ax.]
Definition: Anciently, a kind of battle-ax with a long handle; later, an ax or hatchet with a short handle, and a head variously patterned; -- used by soldiers, and also by sailors in boarding a vessel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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