kind of axe used as a weapon or by butchers, c. 1300, pollax, from pol "head" (see poll (n.)) + ax (n.). From notion of beheading or head-splitting, or perhaps from the shape of the ax. Spelling altered 17c. by confusion with pole (n.1)).
英英释意
1. an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
2. a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick
