battle-axe


noun
  1. (formerly) a large broad-headed axe

  2. informal an argumentative domineering woman

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How to use battle-axe in a sentence

  • King Robert himself was riding in front of Sir Edward's division on a small palfrey, with only a battle-axe in hand.

    King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
  • No longer did his heavy battle axe seem to weigh on his puny arm.

  • Seiler thinks that only the Trojans used the battle-axe; perhaps for damaging the ships: he follows the scholiast.

    Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
  • In his hand he held a short-handled, heavy battle-axe, and between his eyes was painted the small red disk.

    The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram Mitford
  • One was the deft Saladin with his chased and curving cimeter, the other was Richard with his heavy battle-axe.

    From the Easy Chair, series 2 | George William Curtis