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An ax having a hammer face opposite the blade, used to slaughter cattle.
(noun)
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A medieval battle-ax consisting of a long shaft ending in an ax or a combination of an ax, hammer, and pick.
(noun)
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To strike or fell with or as if with a poleax: "When a gang of doves circled above the flowing water and swooped in to feed, he poleaxed the leader with a clean head shot” ( William Hoffman).
(verb-transitive)
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