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poleaxe
CIDE DICTIONARY
poleaxe, 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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
poleaxe, n. & v.
--n.
1 a battleaxe.
2 a butcher's axe.
--v.tr. hit or kill with or as if with a poleaxe .
--n.
1 a battleaxe.
2 a butcher's axe.
--v.tr. hit or kill with or as if with a poleaxe .
Etymology
ME pol(l)ax, -ex f. MDu. pol(l)aex, MLG pol(l)exe (as POLL(1), AXE)
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