poleaxe - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'poleaxe' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Poleaxe

[ n.]

- 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.

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polacca polack polacre polander polar polarchy polaric polarily polarimeter polarimetry

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