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poleaxe
[ pohl-aks ]
poleaxe
/ ˈəʊˌæ /
noun
- another term for battle-axe
- a former naval weapon with an axe blade on one side of the handle and a spike on the other
- an axe used by butchers to slaughter animals
verb
- tr to hit or fell with or as if with a poleaxe
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Word History and Origins
Origin of poleaxe1
C14 pollax battle-axe, from poll + axe
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"Overall, the Nikkei would be poleaxed, and global equity markets would also weaken."
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However, the Hotline gives no credit in the power ratings for poleaxing FCS opponents.
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The high temperatures come just four months after Texas power was poleaxed by the February freeze, and only two weeks after the Texas grid wobbled again in its own heat wave.
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At 44, after more than two decades of unbroken success, he was poleaxed by his first major reversal of fortune.
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The fashion industry has been poleaxed by the pandemic.
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