noun
1. a broadax used as a weapon (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑battle-axe
• Hyponyms: ↑Lochaber ax, ↑poleax, ↑poleaxe
• Part Holonyms: ↑halberd
2. a sharp-tongued domineering wife
• Syn: ↑battle-axe
• Hypernyms: ↑wife, ↑married woman
Useful english dictionary. 2012.