battle axe

English

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Alternative forms

• battleaxe

Noun

Replica battleaxes (weapons)

battle axe (plural battle axes)

1. An ancient military weapon.
2. (heraldry) This weapon borne on arms as a mark of prowess.
3. (UK, New Zealand, slang) A formidable or belligerent woman

Translations

ancient weapon

• Armenian: տապար (hy) (tapar)
• Dutch: strijdbijl (nl) m
• Finnish: taistelukirves (fi), sotakirves (fi)
• German: Streitaxt (de) f

• Hungarian: csatabárd (hu)
• Spanish: hacha de armas (es) m
• Swedish: stridsyxa (sv) c
• Volapük: komipacüd (vo)

See also

• polearm

References

• The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]