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How to pronounce “poleaxe”
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Pronunciation guide for poleaxe
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of poleaxe with real speech in context.
- Available examples
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- Real speech example
- Paddle Your Own Canoe
involved a violating poleaxe or spear of one brand or another.
- Definition summary
- An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.
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How to pronounce poleaxe
Paddle Your Own Canoe
involved a violating poleaxe or spear of one brand or another.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “poleaxe”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.
- (historical) A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe.
- (transitive, figurative) To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly.
- (transitive, figurative) To stymie, thwart, cripple, paralyze.
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