battle-axe
lˌæks noun
1.
a broadax formerly used as a weapon of war.
2.
Slang. a domineering, aggressive, sharp-tempered person, especially a woman.
Also, bat·tle-axe.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English batelax
1350–1400; Middle English batelax
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| battle-axe | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (formerly) a large broad-headed axe |
| 2. | informal an argumentative domineering woman |
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battle-axe
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
battle-axe
late 14c., weapon of war; meaning "formidable woman" is U.S. slang, first recorded 1896.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Battle-axe definition
a mallet or heavy war-club. Applied metaphorically (Jer. 51:20) to Cyrus, God's instrument in destroying Babylon.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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