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poleaxe
poleaxe is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Anciently, a kind of battle-ax with a long handle; later, an ax or hatchet with a short handle, and a head variously patterned; -- used by soldiers, and also by sailors in boarding a vessel. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 4 senses
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- 1noun
Anciently, a kind of battle-ax with a long handle; later, an ax or hatchet with a short handle, and a head variously patterned; -- used by soldiers, and also by sailors in boarding a vessel.
- 2noun
a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick
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- 3noun
an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
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- 4verb
fell with or as if with a poleax
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