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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