poleaxe Definition
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poleaxe
noun
- 1. A short-handled axe with a spike or hammer opposite the blade, used, especially formerly, for slaughtering cattle.
2. historical
- A long-handled battleaxe.
- poleaxed, poleaxing
1. To strike, fell or floor (an animal or person) with, or as if with, a poleaxe.
