User:Commander Keane/sandpit

Noun



 * 1) An ancient military weapon, an axe designed for combat.
 * 2) * 1786: Another battle-ax, in the same collection. &mdash; Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page x.
 * 3)  This weapon borne on arms as a mark of prowess.
 * 4)  A domineering, antagonistic woman.
 * 5)  An electric guitar.
 * 6) * 2013 The instruments (one's named Baby) evoke tender talk from macho musicians. But some of these battle-ax beauties have seen more action than a roller derby queen: They bear the gashes and sweat stains to prove it. "108 Rock Star Guitars" reveals battle-ax beauty by Kiley Armstrong
 * 7)  An allotment of land at the rear of another property, with a long, narrow strip of land connecting it to the roadway.

Usage notes
Formerly a term of mild opprobrium, "battle-ax" or "old battle-ax" is now sometimes a term of approval or self-identification for an assertive woman.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 戰斧, 战斧,, , 大斧子, ,
 * Danish: stridsøkse
 * Dutch:
 * Faroese: stríðsøks
 * Finnish: taistelukirves,
 * Georgian: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: πέλεκυς


 * Hungarian:
 * Lithuanian: kovos kirvis
 * Maori: piharoa
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: боево́й топо́р,
 * Spanish: hacha de armas
 * Swedish:
 * Volapük:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 老潑婦, 老泼妇
 * Finnish:


 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,