Similar words: battle-axe, battle, battler, do battle, embattle, embattled, battle cry, battlement. Meaning: n. 1. a broadax used as a weapon 2. a sharp-tongued domineering wife.
1. She is an old battle-ax.
2. Eitrigg held his battle-ax with both hands and looked ready to go down fighting.
3. My last thought was a flash of understanding as to why the kids had nicknamed her "Battle-Ax Baker"—then my brain just fizzled out, and I turned and left the room.
4. An ax with a wide, flat head and a short handle; a battle-ax.
5. He looks as though he would ' rush out with a battle-ax on his shoulder to meet a chariot.
6. The creature seemed calm and poised, but its great battle-ax leaned nearby within easy reach.
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