battle axe

Noun



 * 1) An ancient military weapon, an axe designed for combat, including  when borne on arms as a mark of prowess.
 * 2)  A domineering, antagonistic woman.
 * 3)  An electric guitar.
 * 4)  An allotment of land at the rear of another property, with a long, narrow strip of land connecting it to the roadway.
 * 1)  An allotment of land at the rear of another property, with a long, narrow strip of land connecting it to the roadway.
 * 1)  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:
 * Basque:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , 大斧子,
 * Danish: stridsøkse
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: batala hakilo
 * Estonian:, tapper, võitluskirves
 * Faroese: stríðsøks
 * Finnish: taistelukirves,
 * French:
 * Georgian: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: πέλεκυς
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: tua chatha
 * Japanese:
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian: kovos kirvis
 * Maori: piharoa
 * Ottoman Turkish: بالطه, تبر, فاس
 * Persian:
 * Polish: topór bojowy
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: боево́й топо́р,
 * Slovak:
 * Spanish: hacha de armas
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: бойова соки́ра, топі́р
 * Volapük:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 老潑婦
 * Finnish:
 * Polish: harpia,, , kobieton,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,