Complete Definition of "poleaxe"

English

Alternative spellings
poleax

Noun
en-noun

  1. an ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle
  2. a long-handled battle-ax, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike

See also
twibill

Transitive verb
to poleaxe

  1. to fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe

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