poleaxe

pole·axe

or pole·ax  (pōl′ăks′)

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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[Middle English, alteration (influenced by pole, long piece of wood) of pollax : poll, head; see poll + ax, axe; see axe.]

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poleaxe

(ˈpəʊlˌæks) or

poleax

n

1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) another term for battle-axe¹

2. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a former naval weapon with an axe blade on one side of the handle and a spike on the other

3. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) an axe used by butchers to slaughter animals

vb

(Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (tr) to hit or fell with or as if with a poleaxe

[C14 pollax battle-axe, from poll + axe]

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pole•ax

(ˈpoʊlˌæks)

n., pl. -ax•es (-ˌæk sɪz)

v. n.

1. a medieval shafted weapon with blade combining ax, hammer, and apical spike, used for fighting on foot.

v.t.

2. to strike down or kill with or as if with a poleax.

[1300–50; Middle English pollax literally, head-ax (see poll, ax); akin to Middle Low German polexe]

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poleaxe

Past participle: poleaxed
Gerund: poleaxing

Imperative

poleaxe

poleaxe

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	poleaxe - an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade poleax ax, axe - an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
	2.	poleaxe - a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick poleax battle-ax, battle-axe - a broadax used as a weapon
Verb	1.	poleaxe - fell with or as if with a poleax poleax fell, strike down, cut down, drop - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

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Translations

alabarda

poleaxe

poleax (US) [ˈpəʊlæks] VT → desnucar (fig) → pasmar, aturdir

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

poleaxe

[ˈpəʊlæks] vt (fig) → terrasser

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poleaxe

poleax (Am) [ˈpəʊlˌæks] vt (person) → atterrare, stendere

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