poleax
or pole·axe
[ pohl-aks ]
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.
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How to use poleax in a sentence
He saw the ancient weapons on the wall—there was a great poleax.
The Ghost Breaker | Charles GoddardHe 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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