Associations to the word «Poleax»

Noun

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Wiktionary

POLEAX, noun. Alternative spelling of poleaxe
POLEAX, verb. Alternative spelling of poleaxe

Dictionary definition

POLEAX, noun. An ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade.
POLEAX, noun. A battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick.
POLEAX, verb. Fell with or as if with a poleax.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King