Definitions from Wiktionary (poleaxe)

▸ noun:  An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.
▸ noun:  (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.
▸ verb:  (transitive, figurative) To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly.
▸ verb:  (transitive, figurative) To stymie, thwart, cripple, paralyze.




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