bat·tle·axe (also battleax American English) /ˈbætl-æks/ noun [countableC]
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.