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Poleax

Poleax Meaning & Definition
Poleax Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Poleax?

[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Poleax: poleaxe | poleaxe

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See Also | ax | axe | battle-ax | battle-axe | cut down | drop | fell | strike down

Poleax In Webster's Dictionary

\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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