'Battle-ax' definitions:
Definition of 'battle-ax'
From: WordNet
noun
A broadax used as a weapon [syn: battle-ax, battle-axe]
noun
A sharp-tongued domineering wife [syn: battle-ax, battle- axe]
Definition of 'Battle-ax'
From: GCIDE
- Battle-ax \Bat"tle-ax`\ Battle-axe \Bat"tle-axe`\(-[a^]ks`), n. (Mil.) A kind of broadax formerly used as an offensive weapon. [1913 Webster]