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• Poleaxe — Poleax Pole ax , Poleaxe Pole axe , n. [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• poleaxe — 1. noun a) an ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle b) a long handled battle ax, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike …   Wiktionary

• Poleaxe — A formidable weapon used in combat on foot by dismounted knights. It carried an axe, as its name suggests, but two other weapons were integrated: a hammer and a long spike. Poleaxes were usually long handled, giving extra force to the blow… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• Bardiche — This is a page about the long poleaxe. For the regular poleaxe, see pollaxe. A bardiche, or long poleaxe, is a type of polearm that was used in medieval and renaissance Europe, especially in Eastern Europe and Russia. The blade varied greatly in… …   Wikipedia

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• Swedish allotment system — Drawing of Swedish soldiers belonging to the new allotment system and wearing uniforms of the 1830s The allotment system (Swedish: indelningsverket; Finnish: ruotujakolaitos) was a system used in Sweden for keeping a trained army at all times.… …   Wikipedia

• Musketeer — For other uses of this term, see Musketeer (disambiguation). A Dutch musketeer by Jacob van Gheyn in 1608. A musketeer (French: mousquetaire) was an early modern type of infantry soldier equipped with a musket. Musketeers were an imp …   Wikipedia

• bardiche — noun A long poleaxe …   Wiktionary

• Pollaxe (Polearm) — The poleaxe is a type of European polearm which was widely used by medieval infantry. It is also known by the names pole axe, pole axe, polax, and Hache (French meaning axe). EtymologySometimes weapons such as the halberd, the bardiche or the… …   Wikipedia

• Pole weapon — A selection of polearms, mostly halberds A pole weapon or polearm is a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, thereby extending the user s effective range. Spears …   Wikipedia

• poleax — I noun 1. an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade • Syn: ↑poleaxe • Derivationally related forms: ↑poleaxe (for: ↑poleaxe) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary