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Poleax
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Verb
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Poleax
see synonyms of poleax 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
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Poleax
see synonyms of poleaxn.
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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