poleaxe

Speech parts

1. poleaxe - Noun

2. poleaxe - Verb

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

poleax bill hatchet kill shock axe partisan halberd ax billhook battle-axe battle-ax glaive halbert Bills
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Hypernyms

fell drop axe ax cut down battle-axe

Close letter words and terms

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