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poleaxe::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | poleax |
| Type of | strike down, cut down, drop, fell |
poleaxe::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | poleax |
| Type of | battle-ax, battle-axe |
Examples of poleaxe
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Richard was slain during the battle, supposedly by the Welsh man-at-arms Rhys ap Thomas with a blow to the head from his poleaxe.
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The poleaxe emerged in response to the need for a weapon that could penetrate plate armour and featured various combinations of an axe-blade, a back-spike and a hammer.
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The bardiche was a long poleaxe, that is a type of weapon combining the features of axe and polearm, known primarily in the Eastern Europe where it was used instead of halberd.
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Earlier period arts include the use of the longsword, arming sword, falchion, dagger, shield, spear, poleaxe, halberd, and many other weapons, together with unarmed combat and wrestling.
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- Poleax: an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
- Poleax: fell with or as if with a poleax
- Poleax: a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick
- The pollaxe is a type of European polearm which was widely used by medieval infantry. It is also known by the names poleaxe, pole-axe, pole axe, polax, and Hache (French meaning axe).
- A pole weapon with an axe blade balanced by either a spike or a hammer. Often a poleaxe often had a spiked point at the end.
