Pulaski

Pu las ki |pəˈlæski pəˈlaskē | ▶noun ( pl. Pulaskis ) a tool with a head that has an ax blade on one side and an adze on the other. ORIGIN 1920s: named after Edward C. Pulaski (1866 –1931 ), the American forest ranger who designed it.

Pulaski, Casimir

Pu las ki, Casimir |pəˈlaskē pəˈlæski | (1747 –79 ) Polish count and commissioned American cavalry officer; name in Polish Kazimierz Pulaski. Having fled from involvement in a Polish rebellion 1768 –72, he arrived in America 1777 and joined the cause of American independence. Commissioned a general in 1778, he was invaluable in the defense of Charleston 1779 but was mortally wounded at the siege of Savannah.

pulaski

pulaski |pʊˈlaski | ▶noun ( pl. pulaskis ) chiefly US a hatchet with a head that forms an axe blade on one side and an adze on the other. ORIGIN 1920s: named after Edward C. Pulaski (1866 –1931 ), the American forest ranger who designed it.

Pulaski, Casimir

Pu las ki, Casimir |pəˈlaskē pəˈlæski | (1747 –79 ) Polish count and commissioned American cavalry officer; name in Polish Kazimierz Pulaski. Having fled from involvement in a Polish rebellion 1768 –72, he arrived in America 1777 and joined the cause of American independence. Commissioned a general in 1778, he was invaluable in the defense of Charleston 1779 but was mortally wounded at the siege of Savannah.