poleaxe – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
poleaxe
v.
kill with a poleax; knock down with a poleaxe; shock very much
n.
battleaxe, heavy axe with a broad edge used in the past as offensive weapon; axe having a hammer opposite the cutting edge used to slaughter animals
Pollaxe
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The
pollaxe is a type of
European polearm which was widely used by medieval
infantry. It is also known by the names
poleaxe,
pole-axe,
pole axe,
polax, and
Hache (
French meaning
axe).
poleaxe
Noun
1. an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
(synonym) poleax
(hypernym) ax, axe
(derivation) poleax
2. a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick
(synonym) poleax
(hypernym) battle-ax, battle-axe
(derivation) poleax
Verb
1. fell with or as if with a poleax
(synonym) poleax
(hypernym) fell, drop, strike down, cut down
(derivation) poleax
Poleaxe
(n.)
Anciently, a kind of battle-ax with a long handle; later, an ax or hatchet with a short handle, and a head variously patterned; -- used by soldiers, and also by sailors in boarding a vessel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Poleaxe, pollaxe, polaxe
"A knightly staff weapon, its head being an axehead, usually balanced by a hammerhead, and surmounted by a
steel spike. The shaft was protected by steel checks and the hand by a steel
rondel . Used from the fifteenth century for foot combats and for war. The component 'pole' in the name refers not to the staff, but to the Old English word 'head.'"-David Edge and John Miles Paddock, Arms and Armour of the Medieval Knight.
