Synonyms

battle-ax

[bat-l-aks]

bat·tle-ax

[bat-l-aks]
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
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battle-ax

noun
1. a broadax used as a weapon 
2. a sharp-tongued domineering wife 
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