Lexic.us

Definition of Poleax

1. Verb. Fell with or as if with a poleax. "They poleax the trees"

2. Noun. An ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade.

3. Noun. A battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick.

Definition of Poleax

1. 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.

Definition of Poleax

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of poleaxe) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Poleax

1. to strike with an axlike weapon [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Poleax

pole horse pole jam pole jump pole jumper pole jumping pole ligation pole position pole positions pole star pole stars

pole vault pole vaulter pole vaulting polearm polearms poleax (current term) poleaxe poleaxed poleaxes poleaxing

polecat polecat weed polecats poled poledavies poledavy polehole poleis poleless polelike

Literary usage of Poleax

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Miscellaneous Poems by John Byrom (1773)
"... firm Hand the rapid poleax tore" If it had been the rapid Dart, before, And t\\ej)rong poleax, here, it had agreed With a firm Hold as well, ..."

2. Miscellaneous Poems by John Byrom (1773)
"And with firm Hand the rapid poleax hore" If it had been the rapid Dart, before, And they?ru»g poleax, here, it had agreed With a firm Hold as well, ..."

3. The Turkish History: Comprehending the Origin of that Nation, and the Growth by Richard Knolles (1701)
"... Cook,1, poleax-Ment and ... the Pages and poleax-Men belonging to the Seraglio, went to the. ..."

4. Monthly Consular and Trade Reports by United States Bureau of Manufactures (1908)
"All over England, from time immemorial, the poleax has been the officially recognized ... With the poleax additional blows have been found necessary. ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"... a broad-headed poleax (or 'malleus, malleator,' according to Klein). Klein applied the name to the hammer- headed sharks, and it was first misapplied by ..."

6. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"... Of folded hides; and others shields of Pr« One hung a poleax at his saddlebow, And one a heavy mace to stun the foe; One for his legs and knees provided ..."

7. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1898)
"There had been deadly peril in that thrust, but that a poleax in the hand of an Irishman came down and cleft the traitor to the eyes. ..."

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