poleaxe

poleaxe

See also: pole-axe

English

Alternative forms

• poleax, pole-axe, pollaxe, pollax, polax

Etymology

Originally pollax, from poll +‎ axe; see poll (“head”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æks

Noun

poleaxe (plural poleaxes)

1. An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.
2. A long-handled battle-ax, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike.

Hypernyms

• polearm

Translations

ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle

German: Schlächterbeil n Irish: tua búistéara m

Italian: mannaia (it) f, scure (it) f

battle-ax

German: Streitaxt (de) f

Italian: mannaia (it) f

See also

• pole hammer
• twibill

Verb

poleaxe (third-person singular simple present poleaxes, present participle poleaxing, simple past and past participle poleaxed)

1. (transitive) To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe.
2. (transitive) To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly.

Translations

to beat as if with a poleaxe

German: zusammenschlagen

to astonish, to shock

German: schockieren (de), vor den Kopf stoßen