Definition of "battle-ax" [bat•tle-ax]

• A heavy broad-headed ax formerly used as a weapon. (noun)
• Slang A woman held to be antagonistic or overbearing. (noun)

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• "A guard stood before each, leaning on the shaft of an inverted battle-ax, but they stepped aside when they saw Tattersall approach."
• "The rest of the wayward thought vanished as the creature lunged forward, its battle-ax leading the charge."
• "The creature kept coming, its oversized battle-ax a blur as it twirled the weapon in its hands."