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    BATTLE-AXE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A broadax used as a weaponplay

    Synonyms:

    battle-ax; battle-axe

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("battle-axe" is a kind of...):

    broadax; broadaxe (a large ax with a broad cutting blade)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "battle-axe"):

    Lochaber ax (a battle-ax formerly used by Scottish Highlanders)

    poleax; poleaxe (a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick)

    Holonyms ("battle-axe" is a part of...):

    halberd (a pike fitted with an ax head)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A sharp-tongued domineering wifeplay

    Synonyms:

    battle-ax; battle-axe

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("battle-axe" is a kind of...):

    married woman; wife (a married woman; a man's partner in marriage)

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