poleax
[ pohl-aks ]
/ ˈpoʊlˌæks /
noun, plural pole·ax·es [pohl-ak-siz] /ˈpoʊlˌæk sɪz/.
a medieval shafted weapon with blade combining ax, hammer, and apical spike, used for fighting on foot.
an ax, usually with a hammer opposite the cutting edge, used in stunning and slaughtering animals.
an ax with both a blade and a hook, formerly used in naval warfare to assist sailors in boarding vessels.
verb (used with object), pole·axed, pole·ax·ing.
to strike down or kill with or as if with a poleax.
Words nearby poleax
pole position,
pole star,
pole vault,
pole-jump,
pole-vault,
poleax,
poleaxe,
polecat,
poleis,
polemarch,
polemic
Example sentences from the Web for poleax
He considered a grate-bar from a heating furnace, and then he found the poleax, lying among a pile of wormeaten boards.
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