carving knife vs poleaxe

carving knife

noun
  • A knife used to pare, cut, and smooth wood. 

  • A large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes. 

poleaxe

noun
  • An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle. 

  • A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike. 

verb
  • To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe. 

  • To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly. 

  • To stymie, thwart, cripple, paralyze. 

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