poleax
英 ['pəʊlæks]
美
- n. 屠斧；战斧
- vt. 以斧砍倒或攻打
英英释义
- 1. an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
- 2. a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick
英文词源
- poleax (n.)
- kind of axe used as a weapon or by butchers, c. 1300, pollax, from pol "head" (see poll (n.)) + ax (n.). From notion of beheading or head-splitting, or perhaps from the shape of the ax. Spelling altered 17c. by confusion with pole (n.1)).