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BATTLE-AX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does battle-ax mean? 

BATTLE-AX (noun)
  The noun BATTLE-AX has 2 senses:

1. a broadax used as a weaponplay

2. a sharp-tongued domineering wifeplay

  Familiarity information: BATTLE-AX used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BATTLE-AX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A broadax used as a weapon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

battle-ax; battle-axe

Hypernyms ("battle-ax" is a kind of...):

broadax; broadaxe (a large ax with a broad cutting blade)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "battle-ax"):

Lochaber ax (a battle-ax formerly used by Scottish Highlanders)

poleax; poleaxe (a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick)

Holonyms ("battle-ax" is a part of...):

halberd (a pike fitted with an ax head)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A sharp-tongued domineering wife

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

battle-ax; battle-axe

Hypernyms ("battle-ax" is a kind of...):

married woman; wife (a married woman; a man's partner in marriage)


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