pole-axed

(ˈpəʊlækst) or

poleaxed

adj

stunned, as if hit with a poleaxe

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Translations

pole-axed

poleaxed [ˈpəʊlækst] adj
to be pole-axed (mainly British) → être scié(e)pole bean n (US) → haricot m (à rames)

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