{
Pole′axˊ
, Pole′axeˊ
},
[OE.
pollax
; cf. OD.
pollexe
. See
Poll
head, and Ax.]
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.