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Poleaxe

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Word	Definition
poleaxnoun	Alternative spelling of poleaxe. [An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Poleaxe"

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Word	Definition
poleaxnoun	Alternative spelling of poleaxe. [An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.]
boar-spearnoun	A spear used for hunting boar.
beamnoun	A broad smile.
cattle goadnoun	Synonym of cattle prod.
bullocknoun	A castrated bull; an ox.
cattleprodnoun	Alternative form of cattle prod. [A stick designed to goad cows, steers, and similar animals in order to prompt them to move in a desired direction, now usually electrified to administer a stimulating shock to the animal.]
cattle-prodnoun	Alternative form of cattle prod. [A stick designed to goad cows, steers, and similar animals in order to prompt them to move in a desired direction, now usually electrified to administer a stimulating shock to the animal.]
tonguenoun	The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
spike teamnoun	(US, dated) Three horses, or a horse and a yoke of oxen, harnessed together, a horse leading the oxen or the span.
oxgoadnoun	A goad for driving oxen.
cattle prodnoun	A stick designed to goad cows, steers, and similar animals in order to prompt them to move in a desired direction, now usually electrified to administer a stimulating shock to the animal.
killcownoun	(obsolete, figuratively) A violent person; a bully; a brutal or indiscriminate killer.
butcher's hooknoun	(Cockney rhyming slang, singular only) Synonym of butcher's.
brazen bullnoun	An ancient torture device, supposed to have been devised by Perillos of Athens, consisting of a hollow bull fashioned from brass in which victims were imprisoned and burned to death.
yokenoun	Senses relating to a frame around the neck.
kill-bucknoun	(obsolete) Alternative form of killbuck. [(obsolete) A butcher.]
avernoun	(British, dialectal, archaic) A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal.
kill-cownoun	(obsolete) Alternative form of killcow. [(obsolete) A butcher.]
bullwhipnoun	A whip made from plaited leather, often with a knotted end, for use with livestock.
bucknoun	A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad and kangaroo.