battle-axe
Medieval chopping weapon
A battle-axe is a large axe designed for combat, with a broad blade meant for cleaving armor and flesh.
The word survives mainly in its figurative sense: a battle-axe is a domineering, aggressive woman, especially an older one: His mother-in-law was a real battle-axe.
The term is derogatory.
Ill-tempered older woman
- termagantHarsh, quarrelsome woman
- shrewIll-tempered woman, or insectivore
- viragoIll-tempered, domineering woman
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
nag · scold · domineering · overbearing · formidable · matriarch · tyrant · harpy
Axe-headed infantry pike
- poleaxeHafted armor-piercing weapon
- maceBludgeon with flanged head
- broadswordWide-bladed cutting weapon
- claymoreScottish great sword
gladius · falchion · pike · glaive · partisan · tomahawk · throwing-axe · haft
Causing intense alarm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
dread · daunt · overawe · domineering · fierce · savage · brutal · relentless
harridan
Ill-tempered older woman
- termagantHarsh, quarrelsome woman
- shrewIll-tempered woman, or insectivore
- viragoIll-tempered, domineering woman
dragon · nag · scold · domineering · overbearing · formidable · matriarch · tyrant · harpy · martinet
halberd
Axe-headed infantry pike
- poleaxeHafted armor-piercing weapon
- maceBludgeon with flanged head
- broadswordWide-bladed cutting weapon
claymore · gladius · falchion · pike · glaive · partisan · tomahawk · throwing-axe · haft · cleave
fearsome
Causing intense alarm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- formidableInspiring fear or respect
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
imposing · dread · daunt · overawe · domineering · fierce · savage · brutal · relentless · unyielding
Vikings
Medieval Scandinavian seafarers
- NorsemenMedieval Scandinavian warriors
- CeltsAncient Indo-European tribal group
- NeolithicFinal prehistoric stone-tool era
archaeology · excavation · artifact · relic · tomb · Odin · Thor · Valhalla · saga · mythology
berserker
Fury-driven Norse combatant
chieftain · warlord · raider · crusader · knight · gladiator · legionnaire · samurai · mercenary · shieldmaiden
- feisty womenfirebrand, hellcat, vixen, shrew, tigress
- gender stereotypesboys will be boys, pink for girls, blue for boys, man up, strong men
- Anglo-Saxon warfareshield wall, housecarl, huscarl, thanes, warrior
- comedy typesclown, satire, parody, farce, slapstick
- Taskmasterstaskmaster, disciplinarian, martinet, drill sergeant, drill instructor
battle-axesweetheart
Affectionate name for beloved
pushover · doormat · softie · shrinking violet · wallflower
battle-axesniper rifle
Scoped firearm for distant targets
bow and arrow · blowdart · throwing knife · sling · javelin