'Battle-axe' definitions:
Definition of 'battle-axe'
noun
A sharp-tongued domineering wife [syn:
battle-ax, battle-axe]
noun
A broadax used as a weapon [syn:
battle-ax, battle-axe]
Definition of 'Battle-axe'
- 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]