polax Originally pollax, from poll (“head”) + axe. Rhymes: -æks poleaxe (plural poleaxes) An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter...
poleax (plural poleaxes) Alternative spelling of poleaxe poleax (third-person singular simple present poleaxes, present participle poleaxing, simple past...
(weaponry, historical) A poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole. Synonym: crowbill poleaxe with a modified hammerhead...
pollax (plural pollaxes) Obsolete form of poleaxe. “pollax”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC...