Definition of poleaxe Poleaxe
pole•axe
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| poleaxe - a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick | ||
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| battle-ax, battle-axe a broadax used as a weapon | ||
| poleaxe - an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade | ||
| poleax | ||
| ax, axe an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle | ||
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| poleaxe - fell with or as if with a poleax | ||
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| fell, strike down, cut down, drop cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- poleaxe (n.)
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.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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poleaxe
A sort of hatchet, resembling a battle-axe, which was used on board ship to cut away the rigging of an adversary. Also in boarding an enemy whose hull was more lofty than that of the boarders, by driving the points of several into her side, one above another, and thus forming a kind of scaling-ladder; hence were called boarding-axes.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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poleaxe
An axe fixed to a pole or handle; or rather, a sort of hatchet with a handle about 15 inches in length, and often a point or claw bending downward, or projecting from the back of its head. It was formerly used by mounted soldiers.
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