battle-axe

bat·tle-ax or bat·tle-axe (btl-ks)

n.

1. A heavy broad-headed ax formerly used as a weapon.

2. Slang A woman held to be antagonistic or overbearing.

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battle-axe

n

1. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (formerly) a large broad-headed axe

2. Informal an argumentative domineering woman

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	battle-axe - a sharp-tongued domineering wife     battle-ax married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
	2.	battle-axe - a broadax used as a weapon           battle-ax broadax, broadaxe - a large ax with a broad cutting blade halberd - a pike fitted with an ax head Lochaber ax - a battle-ax formerly used by Scottish Highlanders poleax, poleaxe - a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick

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battle-axe

noun harridan, witch, fury, nag, scold, virago, shrew, tartar, disciplinarian, vixen, termagant, ballbreaker (slang) an old battle-axe who hasn't smiled in decades

Translations

battle-axe battle-ax (US) [ˈbætlæks] N

1. (= weapon) → hacha f de guerra

2. (= woman) → arpía f

battle-axe [ˈbæt/əlˌæks] n (pej) she was a terrible old battle-axe → era proprio un carabiniere

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battle-axe [ˈbæt/əlˌæks] n (pej) she was a terrible old battle-axe → era proprio un carabiniere