a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade fell with or as if with a poleax
Anciently, a kind of battle-ax with a long handle; later, an ax or hatchet with a short handle, and a head variously patterned; used by soldiers, and also by sailors in boarding a vessel
{i} battleaxe, heavy axe with a broad edge used in the past as offensive weapon; axe having a hammer opposite the cutting edge used to slaughter animals
{i} battleaxe, heavy axe with a broad edge used in the past as offensive weapon; axe having a hammer opposite the cutting edge used to slaughter animals
Anciently, a kind of battle-ax with a long handle; later, an ax or hatchet with a short handle, and a head variously patterned; used by soldiers, and also by sailors in boarding a vessel