Poleaxe

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æks

Alternative forms

• poleax, pole-axe, pollaxe, polax

Full definition of poleaxe

Noun

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

Verb

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