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