Aren't they cute when you poleax them with reality?. From Wordnik.com. [Generalizing: It's not just for breakfast anymore.] Reference
The poleax tipped up and followed him into oblivion. From Wordnik.com. [Nemesis]
Takara said nothing, but held the poleax shaft over the guard's head. From Wordnik.com. [Nemesis]
Kireno dodged the sweep of a poleax and charged in before the guard could recover. From Wordnik.com. [Nemesis]
Ceremonial poleax in hand, Vaako leaped from the balustrade, landed on the floor below, and raced toward the throne. From Wordnik.com. [The Chronicles of Riddick]
Thus he missed the fact that the joy fill news of Bane's return caused Stephen to go rigid, as if struck by a poleax. From Wordnik.com. [The Hand of Chaos]
Nearby, Vaako, realizing what had happened, realizing what it meant, let the ancient poleax he still held fall to the ground. From Wordnik.com. [The Chronicles of Riddick]
You could poleax these people with a sledgehammer to the noggin, morning, noon and night, and still nothing would get through. From Wordnik.com. [How Much Longer Can the GOP Maintain Credibility When All They Say Is "No! No! No! No! No!"?] Reference
As he parried, the Cimmerian saw that the man called Zal was advancing with a heavy poleax, while Red Turban was scrambling to his feet. From Wordnik.com. [Conan of Cimmeria]
Then, as Zal raised the poleax, Conan darted in under the blow, and the next instant Zal was down, writhing in his own blood and entrails. From Wordnik.com. [Conan of Cimmeria]
Armory hall was a large and lofty chamber with vaulted ceiling, that dated back almost to the early Norman period; its walls, decorated in geometrical designs, were covered with many varieties of antique weapons of warfare; halberd and mace gleamed and mingled with harquebus, poleax or lance. From Wordnik.com. [Half A Chance] Reference
She shivered like an animal as it is hit in the head with a poleax. From Wordnik.com. [Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise] Reference
He saw the ancient weapons on the wall -- there was a great poleax. From Wordnik.com. [The Ghost Breaker A Novel Based Upon the Play] Reference
He considered a grate-bar from a heating furnace, and then he found the poleax, lying among a pile of wormeaten boards. From Wordnik.com. [Police Operation] Reference
She spotted the guard's poleax. From Wordnik.com. [Nemesis]
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