Category:Poleax

Pole"ax`, pole"axe`, n. Etym: [oe. pollax; cf. Od. pollexe. See poll Head, and ax.]

Defn: 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.