battleaxe
noun [C] (WOMAN) UK (US battle-ax) /ˈbæt.l̩.æks/
/ˈbæt̬-/ Definition
› a frightening and unpleasant older woman with strong opinions: Our headmistress was a real old battleaxe.Unpleasant women
(Definition of battleaxe noun (WOMAN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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