Definition of "battle-axe" [battle-axe]

• A sharp-tongued domineering wife (noun)
• A broadax used as a weapon (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "In the corner, by the salmon sofa, Betsy Jones, the battle-axe defender of the old guard, took measure of the room."
• "I play what looks like a double-neck '65 Gibson SG, but is actually a modified battle-axe forged in Orcan foundries of Elfin gristle."
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