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Webster 1913 Edition
Poleaxe
{
, Pole′axˊ
,Pole′axeˊ
}Noun.
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.
Definition 2024
poleaxe
poleaxe
See also: pole-axe
English
Alternative forms
Noun
poleaxe (plural poleaxes)
- an ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle
- a long-handled battle-ax, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike
Hypernyms
Translations
ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle
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See also
- pole hammer
- twibill
Verb
poleaxe (third-person singular simple present poleaxes, present participle poleaxing, simple past and past participle poleaxed)
- (transitive) to fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe
- to shock or surprise