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poleaxe

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈpoʊlˌæks/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aeelopxStarts with PEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. fell with or as if with a poleax

Word origin

From earlier pollax, from poll (“head”) + axe, with the spelling influenced by pole.

Used in a sentence

  • Lisa Griffin, who runs Brew Rock and an Irish pub in nearby Benidorm, was as poleaxed by the announcement as her customers were.
  • After a lacklustre campaign that has failed to grapple with Germany’s looming problems, the world should expect post-election coalition talks to last for months, poleaxing European politics while they drag on.

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