POLEAXE


Meaning of POLEAXE in English

n. & v.

n. 1 a battleaxe. 2 a butcher's axe.

v.tr. hit or kill with or as if with a poleaxe .

[ ME pol(l)ax, -ex f. MDu. pol(l)aex, MLG pol(l)exe (as POLL(1), AXE) ]

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