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Noun poleaxe has 2 senses
- poleax, poleaxe - an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
--1 is a kind of ax, axe
- poleax, poleaxe - a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick
--2 is a kind of battle-ax, battle-axe
Verb poleaxe has 1 sense
- poleax, poleaxe - fell with or as if with a poleax
--1 is one way to fell, drop, strike down, cut down
Sample sentence:
They poleaxe the trees
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