A weapon consisting of a hammer head on one side and a spike on the other, sometimes mounted on a short handle for use in one hand and other times mounted on a short shaft for use in foot combats. Warhammers and poleaxes were popularly used in judicial duels or in combats associated with points of honor.
HAMMER (WARHAMMER, MARTEL)
Meaning of HAMMER (WARHAMMER, MARTEL) in English
Medieval English glossary. Средневековый английский глоссарий. 2012