poleaxe
English
noun
Definitions
- An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.
- (historical) A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike.
Etymology
Affix from English poll (head, survey) + English axe.
Origin
English
axe
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- axe English
- axe murderer English
- axe-murder English
- axeblade English
- axeless English
- axelike English
- axeman English
- axemanship English
- axes English
- axeth English
- axewoman English
- blackpoll English
- broadaxe English
- bypoll English
- dodipole English
- hand axe English
- moot-axe English
- niddipoll English
- opinion poll English
- outpoll English
- poll English
- pollable English
- pollage English
- pollarchy English
- pollee English
- poller English
- pollist English
- polliwog English
- pollmeister English
- pollster English
- prepoll English
- push poll English
- redpoll English
- repoll English
- robopoll English
- rolly polly English
- stunpoll English
- tadpole English
- アックス Japanese
- ax Middle English
- pol Middle English
- akis Tok Pisin
- akis Bislama
- axe
- poll
- axes
- axeth
- bypoll
- poller
- axeman
- repoll
- pollee
- axeless
- axelike
- prepoll
- redpoll
- pollist
- outpoll
- pollage
- tadpole
- axeblade
- hand axe
- broadaxe
- polliwog
- robopoll
- moot-axe
- dodipole
- pollable
- pollster
- stunpoll
- axewoman
- pollarchy
- niddipoll
- push poll
- blackpoll
- axe-murder
- axemanship
- pollmeister
- rolly polly
- axe murderer
- opinion poll