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battle-ax

noun as in harsh, domineering woman

noun as in battle-ax

noun as in biddy

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The crusty conservative battle-ax Phyllis Schlafly is giving speeches saying that Obama worships government like a god.

He pleaded for his life, but it had no effect upon the Fire Eater, who shortly arose and approached him with his battle-ax.

Another day he exercised the battle-ax, which he so dextrously wielded that he was passed knight of arms in the field.

He looks as though 'he would rush out with a battle-ax on his shoulder to meet a chariot.'

Similar to this is another, "To use a battle-ax to cut off a hen's head."

Tulubin, the next pueblo to Ambawan, and only an hour from it, uses almost solely the Baliwang battle-ax.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to battle-ax, such as: fishwife, fury, hag, harpy, harridan, and nag.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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