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Poleax

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Noun

1. poleax, poleaxe

an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade

2. poleax, poleaxe

a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick

Verb

3. poleax, poleaxe

fell with or as if with a poleax

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Poleax

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nounWord forms: plural ˈpoleˌaxes
1. 
a long-handled battle-ax
2. 
any ax with a spike, hook, or hammer opposite the blade
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpoleˌaxed or ˈpoleˌaxing
3. 
to attack or fell with or as with a poleax

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Poleax

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n.
1. An axe having a hammer face opposite the blade, used to slaughter cattle.
2. A medieval battle-axe consisting of a long shaft ending in an axe or a combination of an axe, hammer, and pick.
tr.v. pole·axed, pole·ax·ing, pole·ax·es
To strike or fell with or as if with a poleaxe: "When a gang of doves circled above the flowing water and swooped in to feed, he poleaxed the leader with a clean head shot" (William Hoffman).

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