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poleax |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: poleax n 1: an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade [syn: {poleaxe}] 2: a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick [syn: {poleaxe}] v : fell with or as if with a poleax [syn: {poleaxe}]
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