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See also: battleaxe and battle-axe
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]sandpit (plural sandpits)
- An ancient military weapon, an axe designed for combat.
- 1786: Another battle-ax, in the same collection. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page x.
- (heraldry) This weapon borne on arms as a mark of prowess.
- (informal) A domineering, antagonistic woman.
- (informal) An electric guitar.
- 2013 The instruments (one's named Baby) evoke tender talk from macho musicians. But some of these battle-ax beauties have seen more action than a roller derby queen: They bear the gashes and sweat stains to prove it. "108 Rock Star Guitars" reveals battle-ax beauty by Kiley Armstrong
- (Australia, usually spelt "battleaxe") An allotment of land at the rear of another property, with a long, narrow strip of land connecting it to the roadway.
Usage notes
[edit]Formerly a term of mild opprobrium, "battle-ax" or "old battle-ax" is now sometimes a term of approval or self-identification for an assertive woman.
Synonyms
[edit]- (antagonistic woman): See [[Thesaurus:Commander Keane/sandpit#Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "shrew" is not valid. See WT:LOL.|Thesaurus:Commander Keane/sandpit]]
Translations
[edit]ancient military weapon
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belligerent woman
electric guitar — see electric guitar
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]