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 pole·ax /ˈpoˌlæks/
 戰斧;屠斧

 Pole·ax, Pole·axe  n.  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.
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 poleax
      n 1: an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the
           blade [syn: poleaxe]
      2: a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a
         pick [syn: poleaxe]
      v : fell with or as if with a poleax [syn: poleaxe]