battle-ax

English Thesaurus

1. a broadax used as a weapon (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	broadax, broadaxe,
definition	:	a large ax with a broad cutting blade (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	lochaber ax,
definition	:	a battle-ax formerly used by Scottish Highlanders (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	poleax, poleaxe,
definition	:	a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	halberd,
definition	:	a pike fitted with an ax head (noun.artifact)

2. a sharp-tongued domineering wife (noun.person)

hypernym	:	married woman, wife,
definition	:	a married woman; a man's partner in marriage (noun.person)