Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A heavy broad-headed ax formerly used as a weapon.
- noun Slang A woman considered to be overbearing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ax used as a weapon of war.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mil.) A kind of broadax formerly used as an offensive weapon.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
axe , used incombat as aweapon ; usuallylarge and often double-headed. - noun informal A
belligerent and often unattractive person, especially a woman.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a broadax used as a weapon
- noun a sharp-tongued domineering wife
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Examples
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A guard stood before each, leaning on the shaft of an inverted battle-ax, but they stepped aside when they saw Tattersall approach.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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The rest of the wayward thought vanished as the creature lunged forward, its battle-ax leading the charge.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony Dayton Ward 2011
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The rest of the wayward thought vanished as the creature lunged forward, its battle-ax leading the charge.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony Dayton Ward 2011
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Bee calls herself the old battle-ax of the show, having arrived in 2003 before any of her fellow correspondents.
Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show' has exploded beyond its humble late-night comedy roots Dan Zak 2010
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The creature kept coming, its oversized battle-ax a blur as it twirled the weapon in its hands.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony Dayton Ward 2011
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Her opponent reacted faster than she had anticipated, already raising its battle-ax in defense.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony Dayton Ward 2011
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A guard stood before each, leaning on the shaft of an inverted battle-ax, but they stepped aside when they saw Tattersall approach.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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The creature kept coming, its oversized battle-ax a blur as it twirled the weapon in its hands.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony Dayton Ward 2011
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Her opponent reacted faster than she had anticipated, already raising its battle-ax in defense.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony Dayton Ward 2011
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Attendants brought him a jeweled helmet and armed him with a double-bladed battle-ax and a shield with a spike at its center.
DRAGON GAMES P.W. CATANESE 2010
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