Poleaxe can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| poleaxe - fell with or as if with a poleax | ||
Noun |
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| poleaxe - a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick | ||
| poleaxe - an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade |
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| 1. | noun | He in the forefront, tallest of the tall, / poleaxe in hand, unhinging at a stroke / the brazen portals, made the doorway fall, / and wide-mouthed as a window, through the oak, / a panelled plank hewn out, a yawning rent he broke. |
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| He in the forefront, tallest of the tall, / poleaxe in hand, unhinging at a stroke / the brazen portals, made the doorway fall, / and wide-mouthed as a window, through the oak, / a panelled plank hewn out, a yawning rent he broke. | |