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battle-axe Definition


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battle-axe
noun
    1. colloq
      A fierce and domineering older woman.
    2. historical
      A type of broad-bladed axe used in warfare in the Middle Ages.
Etymology: 14c in sense 2: 19c US slang in sense 1.



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