Home › Words › P › polaskipolaskipolaski · name — A surname.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyNamed for a forester, Edward Pulaski, who designed the tool.nameA surname.nounA fire fighting hand tool consisting of ax or adz head on a wooden handle, used to dig a fireline.e.g.“A polaski is a cross between a pick, an^([sic]) standard axe, and a broad axe. It is used to cut through buried roots.” — 2002, Kent J. Johnson, Garden Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).