BATTLEAXE

Meaning of BATTLEAXE in English

noun

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Probably a stringy old battleaxe in tweeds.

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Very few students now choose to adopt a well-meaning motherly landlady or a battleaxe with inflexible house-rules.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary. Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5. 2012

BATTLEAXE — n. heavy axe with a broad edge used in the past as offensive weapon; (Slang) sharp-tongued hostile and pushy woman
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BATTLEAXE — ( US also battleax ) ■ noun 1》 a large axe used in ancient warfare. 2》 informal a formidably aggressive …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BATTLEAXE — ( BrE ) ( NAmE battle·ax ) / ˈbætlæks; NAmE / noun 1. ( informal , disapproving ) an aggressive …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BATTLEAXE — bat ‧ tle ‧ axe BrE AmE ( also battleax American English ) /ˈbætl-æks/ noun [countable] 1 . informal a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BATTLEAXE — n. 1 a large axe used in ancient warfare. 2 colloq. a formidable or domineering older woman.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BATTLEAXE — n. 1 a large axe used in ancient warfare. 2 colloq. a formidable or domineering older woman.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BATTLEAXE — n.1 a large axe used in ancient warfare. 2 colloq. a formidable or domineering older woman.
Oxford English vocab
BATTLEAXE — (WEAPON) UK and ANZ, US battle-ax [noun] [C] - a large axe used as a weapon in the past
Cambridge English vocab
BATTLEAXE — n. 25B6; noun a severe blow from a battleaxe : POLEAXE, axe, pike, halberd, tomahawk, war mattock. (informal) she's a …
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English Idioms vocab
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English Idioms vocabulary
BATTLEAXE — (Jeremiah 51:20) See: Maul
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
BATTLEAXE — HIST. боевой топор ; Am. FIG. бой-баба ;
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BATTLEAXE — Мегера
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
BATTLEAXE — HIST. боевой топор ; Am. FIG. бой-баба ;
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POLEAXE — n. battleaxe, heavy axe with a broad edge used in the past as offensive weapon; axe having a hammer opposite …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POLEAX — n. battleaxe, heavy axe with a broad edge used in the past as offensive weapon; axe having a hammer opposite …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TWIBILL — [ 'twʌɪbɪl ] ■ noun archaic a double-bladed battleaxe. Origin OE twibile , from twi- 'double' + bill 3 .
Concise Oxford English vocab
POLEAXE — ( US also poleax ) ■ noun a battleaxe. ↘a short-handled axe with a spike at the back, formerly used …
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HALBERD — [ 'halbə:d ] (also halbert ) ■ noun historical a combined spear and battleaxe. Origin C15: from Fr. hallebarde , …
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NOYES, JOHN HUMPHREY — born Sept. 3, 1811, Brattleboro, Vt., U.S. died April 13, 1886, Niagara Falls, Ont., Can. founder of the Oneida Community, …
Britannica English vocabulary
BATTLEAX — ➡ battleaxe
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AXE — / æks; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( especially BrE ) ( US usually ax ) 1. a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWIBILL — n. a double-bladed battleaxe. [OE f. twi- double + BILL(3)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POLEAXE — n. & v. --n. 1 a battleaxe. 2 a butcher's axe. --v.tr. hit or kill with or as if with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HALBERD — n. (also halbert) hist. a combined spear and battleaxe. [ME f. F hallebarde f. It alabarda f. MHG helmbarde f. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TWIBILL — n. a double-bladed battleaxe. [ OE f. twi- double + BILL(3) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POLEAXE — n. & v. n. 1 a battleaxe. 2 a butcher's axe. v.tr. hit or kill with or as if with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HALBERD — n. (also halbert) hist. a combined spear and battleaxe. [ ME f. F hallebarde f. It alabarda f. MHG helmbarde …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TWIBILL — n. a double-bladed battleaxe. Etymology: OE f. twi- double + BILL(3)
Oxford English vocab

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