poleaxe : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: poleaxe	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for poleaxe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
poleaxe n an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade Synonym(s): poleax, poleaxe a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick Synonym(s): poleax, poleaxe v fell with or as if with a poleax Synonym(s): poleax, poleaxe
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poleax \Pole"ax`\, Poleaxe \Pole"axe`\, 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.