battle-axes
Medieval chopping weapons
Battle-axes is the plural of battle-axe, a heavy axe designed for combat rather than woodcutting.
The figurative sense dominates modern usage: a battle-axe is a formidable, domineering woman, especially an older one: His mother-in-law was a real battle-axe.
The term is dismissive and unflattering.
Bladed tool for chopping
- halberdAxe-headed infantry pike
- polearmLong-shafted combat weapon
- cleaveSplit or adhere
- bladeFlat cutting edge
haft · medieval · Viking · warfare · warrior · swing · chopping · iron
Ill-tempered older woman
- shrewIll-tempered woman, or insectivore
- termagantHarsh, quarrelsome woman
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
- naggingPersistent bothering or complaining
overbearing · formidable · intimidating · matriarch · mother-in-law · shrewish · bossy · old
axe
Bladed tool for chopping
blade · haft · medieval · Viking · warfare · warrior · swing · chopping · iron · steel
harridan
Ill-tempered older woman
- shrewIll-tempered woman, or insectivore
- termagantHarsh, quarrelsome woman
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
nagging · overbearing · formidable · intimidating · matriarch · mother-in-law · shrewish · bossy · old · fierce
Viking
Medieval Nordic raider
Hastings · Anglo-Saxon · Frankish · Byzantine · raiding · conquest · berserker · shield-wall · Normans · Saxons
battle-axesfoils
Defeats or thin metal
rapiers · fencing swords · swords · daggers · stilettos
battle-axessweethearts
Romantic partners, affectionately named
shrinking violets · darlings · angels · pushovers · wallflowers