battleaxe

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bat·tle·axe (also battleax American English) /ˈbætl-æks/ noun [countable]  1. informalWOMAN a very unpleasant woman who tries to control other people 悍妇，母夜叉，母老虎2. TZTAFa large axe used as a weapon in the past 〔旧时的〕战斧

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battleaxe• Very few students now choose to adopt a well-meaning motherly landlady or a battleaxe with inflexible house-rules.• Probably a stringy old battleaxe in tweeds.

bat·tle·axe nounChineseSyllable  

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battleaxe
bat‧tle‧axe (also battleax American English) /ˈbætl-æks/ noun [countable]
1. informal a very unpleasant woman who tries to control other people
2. a large axe used as a weapon in the past

battle·axe (BrE) (US also battle·ax) BrE /ˈbætlæks/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbætlæks/ 🔊 noun(informal, disapproving) an aggressive and unpleasant older woman 悍妇；母老虎a heavy axe with a long handle, used in the past as a weapon （旧时的）战斧