poleaxe

pole·ax or pole·axe  (plks)

n.

1. An ax having a hammer face opposite the blade, used to slaughter cattle.

2. A medieval battle-ax consisting of a long shaft ending in an ax or a combination of an ax, hammer, and pick.

tr.v. pole·axed, pole·ax·ing, pole·ax·es

To strike or fell with or as if with a poleax: "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, ax; see ax¹.]

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poleaxe US, poleax [ˈpəʊlˌæks]

n

1. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) another term for battle-axe [1]

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

vb

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

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

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"

Translations

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

poleaxe [ˈpəʊlæks] vt (fig) → terrasser

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

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