Meaning of POLEAX
| Pronunciation: | | 'powl`aks
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- [n] a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick
- [n] an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
- [v] fell with or as if with a poleax
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| | Synonyms: | | poleaxe, poleaxe |
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| | See Also: | | ax, axe, battle-ax, battle-axe, cut down, drop, fell, strike down | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pole"ax`\, Poleaxe \Pole"axe`\, n. [OE. pollax; cf. OD.
pollexe. See {Poll} head, and Ax.]
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.
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