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Grammar : Noun
Spell : bat-l-aks
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæt lˌæks

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Définition of battle-ax

  • noun harsh, domineering woman
Example sentences :
  • I got after his helmet, battle-ax, and family tree, by Jove!
  • Extract from : « 'Charge It' » by Irving Bacheller
  • Given armor and a battle-ax, and nothing could have stood before him.
  • Extract from : « Dwellers in Arcady » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • Besides the spear a sword or a battle-ax hung at the side of each.
  • Extract from : « Sir Nigel » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • There, he has knocked down the leader of the defenders as if his club had been a battle-ax.
  • Extract from : « St. George for England » by G. A. Henty
  • In Bontoc the head weapon is a battle-ax, in Quiangan it is a long knife.
  • Extract from : « The Bontoc Igorot » by Albert Ernest Jenks
  • Its legs were severed from the body with the battle-ax and put in the pot.
  • Extract from : « The Bontoc Igorot » by Albert Ernest Jenks
  • Most heads are cut off with the battle-ax before the wounded man is dead.
  • Extract from : « The Bontoc Igorot » by Albert Ernest Jenks
  • This is to divert the battle-ax of their enemy from their own necks.
  • Extract from : « The Bontoc Igorot » by Albert Ernest Jenks
  • Even when the lad raised his battle-ax the dragon made no move.
  • Extract from : « Modern Essays » by John Macy
  • As he said it, he swung his battle-ax and off popped the head of the dragon.
  • Extract from : « Modern Essays » by John Macy

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