battle-ax

Belet picked up a battle-ax while our audience, the cats, found suitable spots to watch the action.

“Your ma should know how hard this is for you. That old battle-ax is ornery and spiteful to boot. Maybe waiting for her tea will teach her a lesson.”

Sternly she bade the slave bring her a battle-ax.

She looked beautiful, serene almost, not a look I normally associate with my battle-ax of a parent.

"That battle-ax is a replica of one used by Robert the Bruce from Scotland. We're related on my mother's side."