battle-ax
Example Sentences
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"That battle-ax is a replica of one used by Robert the Bruce from Scotland. We're related on my mother's side."
From Fox News
Like clockwork, leftist activists appropriated the effort, twisting it into a battle-ax for social justice.
From Washington Times
Besides the great horned head, our fiendish friend sports 19 points of articulation, wears metallic blue armor and wields a massive battle-ax.
From Washington Times
Curated by Mr. Salas and Tim Johnson, the museum’s program director at the time, the exhibition, with its rock videos and battle-ax guitars, was a marked departure from previous shows.
From New York Times
She flips the script when a Democratic woman is running, portraying her as a steely battle-ax squaring off with a needy, epicene male.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
