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Meanings of battle-ax in English

Catalan
bruixa
Spanish
bruja

A sharp-tongued domineering wife.

        bruixa
        Synonyms
        Examples for "battle-axe"
        Examples for "battle-axe"
        1
        He took down a huge battle-axe and swung it in his hand.
        The Magician
        2
        He stood in a pool of light, a battle-axe in his hand.
        Secret of the Dragon
        3
        Flint had replaced his lost battle-axe with one from the draconian camp.
        Dragons of autumn twilight
        4
        Mahket rode full of furor into the reavers, swinging a great battle-axe.
        Brotherhood of the Wolf
        5
        He had just felled one of the fiercest Amalekites with his battle-axe.
        Joshua — Volume 5
        Usage of battle-ax in English
        1
        Then abruptly he came to his feet, battle-ax gripped in both hands.
        Ilse Witch
        2
        High King Urstone roared and whirled, his battle-ax swinging at Vulgnash's legs.
        Worldwinder
        3
        She boasted the general battle-ax demeanor of an especially strict governess.
        Changeless
        4
        This is to divert the battle-ax of their enemy from their own necks.
        The Bontoc Igorot
        5
        Sir Reginald Cobham dropped before his battle-ax, so did the Gascon de Clisson.
        Sir Nigel
        6
        Yet they are as different as a battle-ax and a bootjack.
        What's Wrong with the World
        7
        He wore thick armor and wielded a battle-ax and a shield.
        Worldwinder
        8
        The killer lunged in, avoided a swing of the sword, the battle-ax upraised.
        The Wolf’s Hour
        9
        The huge warrior was sitting on a stone, sharpening his battle-ax.
        Wizardborn
        10
        You're wasting your time there, having to put up with that old battle-ax.
        Another life altogether: a novel
        11
        The blunt object turned out to be the top of a massive battle-ax.
        Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
        12
        Richard was too wholly of the battle-ax breed to favor stealth and creeping about.
        The President: A Novel
        13
        Its mailed fist held the staff of a gleaming battle-ax.
        A Canticle For Leibowitz
        14
        Most heads are cut off with the battle-ax before the wounded man is dead.
        The Bontoc Igorot
        15
        Borenson gripped the handle of his battle-ax and pulled himself to a standing position.
        Wizardborn
        16
        Skalbairn rushed to the fallen warrior, stood above him with battle-ax raised high overhead.
        Wizardborn
        Translations for battle-ax