battleaxe

And Bree would tell of forced marches and the fording of swift rivers, of charges and of fierce fights between cavalry and cavalry, when the war horses fought as well as the men, being all fierce stallions, trained to bite and kick, and to rear at the right moment so that the horse's weight as well as the rider's would come down on an enemy's crest in the stroke of sword or battleaxe.

Juliette Kaplan, who played battleaxe Pearl Sibshaw in BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine for 25 years, has died at the age of 80, her agent has said.

You may accuse me of being as dry and brittle as a Thornbush Porter, but I just find the prospect of a grown adult revelling in the wit of a drink called Shut Thi Gob, Bushy Beaver or Battleaxe a little tiresome and a tiny bit sad.

Mrs Hamilton, who styles herself as the "British Battleaxe", posted an image of members of the KKK in their hoods on Friday.

Coronation Street added Maureen Lipman to the list of acclaimed actors joining its ranks - she will play "outspoken battleaxe" Evelyn Plummer, the grandma of Tyrone Dobbs.