Found 2 items, similar to poleax.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: poleax poleax n 1: an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade [syn: poleaxe] 2: a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick [syn: poleaxe] v : fell with or as if with a poleax [syn: poleaxe]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Poleax Poleax \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. [1913 Webster]