poleaxe

[ pohl-aks ]

/ ˈpoʊlˌæks /

noun, verb (used with object), plural pole·ax·es [pohl-ak-siz], /ˈpoʊlˌæk sɪz/, pole·axed, pole·ax·ing.

variant of poleax.

Words nearby poleaxe

polar wander, Polatsk, polder, pole, poleax, poleaxe, pole bean, polecat, pole compass, Pol. Econ., pole dancing

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Example sentences from the Web for poleaxe

The quartos have 'pollax,' the two earliest folios read 'Pollax,' the third 'Polax,' the fourth 'Poleaxe.'
Ephemera Critica|John Churton Collins
Wretched brutes there at the cattlemarket waiting for the poleaxe to split their skulls open.
Ulysses|James Joyce
On swept the terrible blows of the poleaxe, and Guy had no man to meet but was nearly a head shorter than himself.
With the Black Prince|William Osborn Stoddard
A man is knocked down by the unforeseen blow, like an ox by the poleaxe.
The Man Who Laughs|Victor Hugo

The man himself fell like an ox before the poleaxe, but the rifle flew into two pieces.
Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons|Henry Charles Mahoney

British Dictionary definitions for poleaxe

poleaxe

US poleax

/ (ˈpəʊlˌæks) /

noun

another term for battle-axe (def. 1)

a former naval weapon with an axe blade on one side of the handle and a spike on the other

an axe used by butchers to slaughter animals

verb

(tr) to hit or fell with or as if with a poleaxe

Word Origin for poleaxe

C14 pollax battle-axe, from poll + axe

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	poleaxe
释义	poleaxe [ pohl-aks ] / ˈpoʊlˌæks / noun, verb (used with object), plural pole·ax·es [pohl-ak-siz], /ˈpoʊlˌæk sɪz/, pole·axed, pole·ax·ing. variant of poleax. Words nearby poleaxe polar wander, Polatsk, polder, pole, poleax, poleaxe, pole bean, polecat, pole compass, Pol. Econ., pole dancing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for poleaxe The quartos have 'pollax,' the two earliest folios read 'Pollax,' the third 'Polax,' the fourth 'Poleaxe.' Ephemera Critica\|John Churton Collins Wretched brutes there at the cattlemarket waiting for the poleaxe to split their skulls open. Ulysses\|James Joyce On swept the terrible blows of the poleaxe, and Guy had no man to meet but was nearly a head shorter than himself. With the Black Prince\|William Osborn Stoddard A man is knocked down by the unforeseen blow, like an ox by the poleaxe. The Man Who Laughs\|Victor Hugo The man himself fell like an ox before the poleaxe, but the rifle flew into two pieces. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons\|Henry Charles Mahoney British Dictionary definitions for poleaxe poleaxe US poleax / (ˈpəʊlˌæks) / noun another term for battle-axe (def. 1) a former naval weapon with an axe blade on one side of the handle and a spike on the other an axe used by butchers to slaughter animals verb (tr) to hit or fell with or as if with a poleaxe Word Origin for poleaxe C14 pollax battle-axe, from poll + axe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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