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Definition of battle-ax in US English: battle-ax(also battle-axe) nounˈbædlæksˈbadlaksˈbædlæks 1A large broad-bladed ax used in ancient warfare. Example sentencesExamples - Kicking herself already, she grasped the battleaxe she had bought on the way to Tuqsan.
- Armed with a mighty battleaxe, he was among the greatest of us.
- He carried a shield, battleaxe, sword, and machine gun in his arms, plus half a dozen other secondary weapons.
- His battleaxe was clipped to his back along with a medium shield, and there were four throwing hammers loosely attached to his plated belt.
- Weaponry consisted of battleaxes, thrusting spears and daggers for the infantry, while the leaders in their battlewagons carry sheafs of javelins.
- He then noticed William returning the battleaxe to its pegs above the mantelpiece.
- Then they pull out their battleaxes and start hacking away.
- He wore hessian tunics and collected replica maces and battleaxes.
- His entire body ached, and his head felt like it had been hit by a battleaxe.
- Lycoth cleared a path by whirling his two battleaxes.
- Most of the Order of Tomanâk's knights were medium or heavy horse who fought with lance, sword, battleaxe, or mace.
- Mace and battleaxe heads were given over to carpenters who toiled on stools amidst the wood-shaving strewn floor as they fashioned handles, thongs and grips.
- So, when the Rebellion breaks out, he is more than ready to grasp the notched handle of his old battleaxe and leap to his country's defence.
- Before long, the rest of the trainees had arrived, as had the instructor, and they soon had battleaxes in hand and were following the instructor's directions in rigorous exercises.
- He tried four keys before Ceallach appeared with a battleaxe.
- Nordic fighters armed with swords and battleaxes took to the streets, while Viking longships cruised on the River Ouse.
- As Jane Austen tells it, it is a conflict of battleaxe versus rapier with the old battleaxe comprehensively vanquished.
- So is it safe to assume he is pretty handy with a battleaxe now?
- They armed themselves with a range of dangerous weapons such as battleaxes and knives deployed in frequent fights for control and authority in and around the mining complexes.
- Under the glass was a 17 by 22 inch original chalk drawing depicting two Nordic warriors skiing down a mountain slope with battleaxes and spears in hand.
Synonyms poleaxe, axe, pike, halberd, tomahawk, war mattock, mace 2informal A formidably aggressive older woman. a battle-ax with inflexible house rules Example sentencesExamples - I'm not some battleaxe, and I need some new blood in this home.
- Previous successes include an evening in honour of battleaxes - the term for strong women adopted by Christine Hamilton.
- She plays an evil, wretched old battleaxe who fires people.
- Christine Hamilton was in Huddersfield to talk to a ladies luncheon club about an appropriate subject - battleaxes.
- His gallery of types included the domineering battleaxe, the hen-pecked husband, and the pretty, flirtatious girl.
- So I went to Woolworths (I wasn't going to confront one of those painted battleaxes in House of Fraser) and bought some brown mascara.
- Not all of them are insufferable battleaxes addicted to garish jewellery and Vegas weddings, but none of them were smart enough to realise that they were being sent up.
- Bacall's reputation as a take-no-prisoners battleaxe precedes her, after all.
- For years it was the lot of the put-upon husband to bemoan the domestic strife caused by the family battleaxe.
- My daily dinner money was nearer 15p, and for that I got a plateful of real food, lovingly produced on the premises by battleaxes in pink hairnets.
- Women in uniform were portrayed as brainless glamour girls, in the military for a good time, or as man-hating battleaxes.
- The self-confessed battleaxe, who ferociously defended her husband during their 1997 libel suit, said that she remembered watching the musical in the sixties and that appearing on the TV show made her feel old.
- The town's most eligible young widow - well, older than he is by about ten years, but still, far from being the battleaxe he'd imagined her to be - is definitely coming on to him.
- I have never met his wife but I can't believe she is really such a battleaxe, so it must be some weird sort of psychological projection - perhaps his Super Ego speaking?
- Finally, to earn a living, she plays nanny to Ray, an eight-year-old with emotional issues, who dresses and acts like a fussy old battleaxe.
- Here, Mount played a raging battleaxe, Martha, who, like her sister Mildred, is a widow.
Synonyms harridan, dragon, crone, witch, hag, gorgon, ogress, hellcat, harpy, tartar, martinet, termagant, virago, fury
Definition of battle-ax in US English: battle-ax(also battle-axe) nounˈbædlæksˈbadlaks 1A large broad-bladed ax used in ancient warfare. Example sentencesExamples - Kicking herself already, she grasped the battleaxe she had bought on the way to Tuqsan.
- Armed with a mighty battleaxe, he was among the greatest of us.
- He carried a shield, battleaxe, sword, and machine gun in his arms, plus half a dozen other secondary weapons.
- His battleaxe was clipped to his back along with a medium shield, and there were four throwing hammers loosely attached to his plated belt.
- Weaponry consisted of battleaxes, thrusting spears and daggers for the infantry, while the leaders in their battlewagons carry sheafs of javelins.
- He then noticed William returning the battleaxe to its pegs above the mantelpiece.
- Then they pull out their battleaxes and start hacking away.
- He wore hessian tunics and collected replica maces and battleaxes.
- His entire body ached, and his head felt like it had been hit by a battleaxe.
- Lycoth cleared a path by whirling his two battleaxes.
- Most of the Order of Tomanâk's knights were medium or heavy horse who fought with lance, sword, battleaxe, or mace.
- Mace and battleaxe heads were given over to carpenters who toiled on stools amidst the wood-shaving strewn floor as they fashioned handles, thongs and grips.
- So, when the Rebellion breaks out, he is more than ready to grasp the notched handle of his old battleaxe and leap to his country's defence.
- Before long, the rest of the trainees had arrived, as had the instructor, and they soon had battleaxes in hand and were following the instructor's directions in rigorous exercises.
- He tried four keys before Ceallach appeared with a battleaxe.
- Nordic fighters armed with swords and battleaxes took to the streets, while Viking longships cruised on the River Ouse.
- As Jane Austen tells it, it is a conflict of battleaxe versus rapier with the old battleaxe comprehensively vanquished.
- So is it safe to assume he is pretty handy with a battleaxe now?
- They armed themselves with a range of dangerous weapons such as battleaxes and knives deployed in frequent fights for control and authority in and around the mining complexes.
- Under the glass was a 17 by 22 inch original chalk drawing depicting two Nordic warriors skiing down a mountain slope with battleaxes and spears in hand.
Synonyms poleaxe, axe, pike, halberd, tomahawk, war mattock, mace 2informal A formidably aggressive older woman. a battle-ax with inflexible house rules Example sentencesExamples - I'm not some battleaxe, and I need some new blood in this home.
- Previous successes include an evening in honour of battleaxes - the term for strong women adopted by Christine Hamilton.
- She plays an evil, wretched old battleaxe who fires people.
- Christine Hamilton was in Huddersfield to talk to a ladies luncheon club about an appropriate subject - battleaxes.
- His gallery of types included the domineering battleaxe, the hen-pecked husband, and the pretty, flirtatious girl.
- So I went to Woolworths (I wasn't going to confront one of those painted battleaxes in House of Fraser) and bought some brown mascara.
- Not all of them are insufferable battleaxes addicted to garish jewellery and Vegas weddings, but none of them were smart enough to realise that they were being sent up.
- Bacall's reputation as a take-no-prisoners battleaxe precedes her, after all.
- For years it was the lot of the put-upon husband to bemoan the domestic strife caused by the family battleaxe.
- My daily dinner money was nearer 15p, and for that I got a plateful of real food, lovingly produced on the premises by battleaxes in pink hairnets.
- Women in uniform were portrayed as brainless glamour girls, in the military for a good time, or as man-hating battleaxes.
- The self-confessed battleaxe, who ferociously defended her husband during their 1997 libel suit, said that she remembered watching the musical in the sixties and that appearing on the TV show made her feel old.
- The town's most eligible young widow - well, older than he is by about ten years, but still, far from being the battleaxe he'd imagined her to be - is definitely coming on to him.
- I have never met his wife but I can't believe she is really such a battleaxe, so it must be some weird sort of psychological projection - perhaps his Super Ego speaking?
- Finally, to earn a living, she plays nanny to Ray, an eight-year-old with emotional issues, who dresses and acts like a fussy old battleaxe.
- Here, Mount played a raging battleaxe, Martha, who, like her sister Mildred, is a widow.
Synonyms harridan, dragon, crone, witch, hag, gorgon, ogress, hellcat, harpy, tartar, martinet, termagant, virago, fury
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