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Rarepoleax
The correct spelling is poleax.
How to pronounce poleax
noun
Say it like: Pol-eex
The correct spelling is poleax. An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.
- 2.A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike.
verb
- 1.To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe.
- 2.To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly.
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