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- noun Alternative spelling of
battle-axe .
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Examples
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Sitcom star Wendy, who died of cancer in February, became best known as battleaxe Pauline Fowler in the hit BBC1 soap.
Mirror.co.uk - News 2009
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At Christmas, the van de Kamps made the trip to suburban Downer's Grove and presented Courtney with a t-shirt saying “My other grandma is a grim battleaxe.”
For Some Grandparents, Last Goal is to Be Grandkids' Favorites Con Chapman 2011
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HERO OF AGES made the short list last year and lost to BLOOD OF ELVES, and I was just honored to be nominated — until I found out that the winner gets a freaking battleaxe.
Updates, Audies, Vote for the David Gemmell Legend Award! mistborn 2010
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I definitely want to win that battleaxe one of these days, but I'm sure Harriet would like a battleaxe for Robert Jordan too.
Gemmel Nominations, Audible Tournament, Suvudu Cage Match + Updates mistborn 2010
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The Battle of Stiklestad raged around him as Vikings fought in close quarters with battleaxe and shield.
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Plus, you know, Robert Jordan collected weapons, and I think an award that's a battleaxe would be right up his alley.
Last chance to vote for the David Gemmell Legend Award mistborn 2010
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The award itself is in the shape of a Druss-style battleaxe, and it is awesome.
Updates, Audies, Vote for the David Gemmell Legend Award! mistborn 2010
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We can imagine Harald, then 51, towering over the battlefield, fighting the English to the last, outnumbered and underequipped, his giant battleaxe glinting with the spilled blood of his enemies.
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Oh Brendan, if you really make a life with this battleaxe, you can kiss your balls goodbye, though after your honeymoon, they'll be so disease-ridden, you'll be better off without them anyway.
Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 12: The Boobiac Strikes Back! 2010
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Oh Brendan, if you really make a life with this battleaxe, you can kiss your balls goodbye, though after your honeymoon, they'll be so disease-ridden, you'll be better off without them anyway.
Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 12: The Boobiac Strikes Back! 2010
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