poleaxe

  1. Noun.  an ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.
  2. Noun.  a long-handled battle-ax, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) to fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe.

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