Cattle vs. Poleaxe — What's the Difference?

Cattle, or cows (female) and bulls (male), are large domesticated cloven-hooved herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos taurus.

The poleaxe (also pollaxe, pole-axe, pole axe, poleax, polax) is a European polearm that was widely used by medieval infantry.

Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc).

Another term for battleaxe (sense 1)

Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or horses.

Hit, kill, or knock down with or as if with a poleaxe

People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.

An axe having a hammer face opposite the blade, used to slaughter cattle.

Chattel

A medieval battle-axe consisting of a long shaft ending in an axe or a combination of an axe, hammer, and pick.

Used in restricted contexts to refer to the meat derived from cattle.

To strike or fell with or as if with a poleaxe

Quadrupeds of the Bovine family; sometimes, also, including all domestic quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, and swine.

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

Domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age;

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

(transitive) To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe.

To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly.

To stymie, thwart, cripple, paralyze.

An ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade

A battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick

Fell with or as if with a poleax