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pole·ax (pōl′aks′)

noun pl. -·ax′es

  1. a long-handled battle-ax
  2. 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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