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poleax
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun poleax has 2 senses
- poleax(n = noun.artifact) poleaxe - an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade; Array is a kind of ax, axe
- poleax(n = noun.artifact) poleaxe - a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick; Array is a kind of battle-ax, battle-axe
Derived form verb poleax1
Derived form verb poleax1
Verb poleax has 1 sense
- poleax(v = verb.contact) poleaxe - fell with or as if with a poleax; Array is one way to cut down, drop, fell, strike down
Derived forms noun poleax2, noun poleax1
Sample sentence:
They poleax the trees
CIDE DICTIONARY
poleax, 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. [1913 Webster]
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