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noun
1.
a medieval shafted weapon with blade combining ax, hammer, and apical spike, used for fighting on foot.
2.
an ax, usually with a hammer opposite the cutting edge, used in stunning and slaughtering animals.
3.
an ax with both a blade and a hook, formerly used in naval warfare to assist sailors in boarding vessels.
verb (used with object)
4.
to strike down or kill with or as if with a poleax.
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| poleaxe or (US) poleax (ˈpəʊlˌæks) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | another term for battle-axe |
| 2. | a former naval weapon with an axe blade on one side of the handle and a spike on the other |
| 3. | an axe used by butchers to slaughter animals |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to hit or fell with or as if with a poleaxe |
| [C14 pollax battle-axe, from | |
| poleax or (US) poleax | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C14 pollax battle-axe, from | |
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