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Word: Poleaxe
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: related to Middle Dutch pol(l)aex, Middle Low German pol(l)exe(see poll, axe). The change in the first syllable was due to association with pole; the first element poll- may have referred to a special head of the axe or to the head of an enemy
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpəʊlaks
Dialects: British English
Short Definition:
battleaxe
Variant Forms:
- poleax
Word: Poleaxe
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpəʊlaks
Dialects: British English
Definition:
hit, kill, or knock down with or as if with a poleaxe
Short Definition:knock down with poleaxe
Examples:- the tigress had fallen to my bullet as if poleaxed
Variant Forms:
- poleax
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