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poleax, poleaxe v. t.

To fell with or as if with a poleax; often used figuratively; as, the entire department was poleaxed after the takeover.

Stunned; astonished;; as, we couldn't speak, poleaxed by the sight in fronnt fo us.

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Etymology of 'Poleax'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Poleax" Quotes from Famous Books

... breast meets the sun, and his triple-cloven tongue flickers in his mouth. With him huge Periphas, and Automedon the armour-bearer, driver of Achilles' horses, with him all his Scyrian men climb the roof and hurl flames on the housetop. Himself among the foremost he grasps a poleaxe, bursts through the hard doorway, and wrenches the brazen-plated doors from the hinge; and now he hath cut out a plank from the solid oak and pierced a vast gaping hole. The house within is open to sight, and the long halls lie plain; ...

— The Aeneid of Virgil • Virgil

... Mode of Slaughtering Oxen in this country is by striking them a smart blow with a hammer or poleaxe on the head, a little above the eyes. By this means, when the blow is skilfully given, the beast is brought down at one blow, and, to prevent recovery, a cane is generally inserted, by which the spinal cord is perforated, which instantly deprives ...

— The Book of Household Management • Mrs. Isabella Beeton

Words linked to "Poleax" : battle-axe, battle-ax, fell, ax, strike down, cut down