poleaxe

== English == === Alternative forms === poleax, pole-axe, pollaxe, pollax, polax === Etymology === From earlier pollax, from poll (“head”) +‎ axe, with the spelling influenced by pole. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊlˌæks/ === Noun === poleaxe (plural poleaxes) An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle. (historical) A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike. ==== Hypernyms ==== polearm ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== pole hammer twibill === Verb === poleaxe (third-person singular simple present poleaxes, present participle poleaxing, simple past and past participle poleaxed) (transitive) To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe. (transitive, figurative) To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly. (transitive, figurative) To stymie, thwart, cripple, paralyze. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === pollaxe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia