poleax
poleax
Definition
pole·ax (pōl′aks′)
noun pl. -·ax′es
- a long-handled battle-ax
- any ax with a spike, hook, or hammer opposite the blade
Etymology: altered (infl. by pole) < ME pollax < pol, poll + ax, ax
transitive verb -·axed′, -·ax′·ing
to attack or fell with or as with a poleax
poleax
Usage Examples
Subject
- aneurysm: She saw her aunt sprawled in the green bracken, poleaxed by an aneurysm.
Preposition: by
- aneurysm: She saw her aunt sprawled in the green bracken, poleaxed by an aneurysm.
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