battle-axebattle-axn.

/ˈbat(ə)lˌaks/

Forms: see battle n. and axe n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: battle n., axe n.¹

Etymology: < battle n. + axe n.¹

(The spelling with -ax is now chiefly U.S.)

1. A kind of axe used as a weapon of war in the Middle Ages.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > axe > [noun]

wi-axc897

hand-axeOE

wifleOE

axec1275

poleaxe1294

Danish axe1297

hache1322

gisarmea1325

pollhache1324

spartha1363

battle-axec1380

the sheenc1400

sparc1440

Welsh glaive1483

twibit1510

twibill1558

tomahawkc1612

two-billc1619

sagaris1623

francisca1683

tom-axe1759

tomahawk1761

c1380 in P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. (1864) I. 367 Bow, and spier, And battle-axe, their fechting gear.

1437 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 70 Unam loricam de optimis, et optimum batelax.

1546 in G. J. Piccope Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1860) II. 27 Also my batell axe w^th all other harnishe belongyng to my bodie.

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iii. i. 168 Reard aloft the bloudie Battleaxe .

1762 D. Hume Hist. Eng. (1803) II. xiv. 238 Cleft his adversary to the chin with a battle-ax.

1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru II. iii. x. 49 Long lances and battle-axes edged with copper.

2. A halberd or bill carried by guards.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > halberd > [noun]

weyc1275

poleaxe1294

billc1300

glaivec1450

langue de boeuf1450

halberd1497

budgea1522

brown-bill1589

ox-tongue1611

partisan1611

Lochaber axe1618

feather-staff1622

halberd staff1687

battle-axe1709

ko1923

1709 London Gaz. No. 4536/2 His Excellency proceeded to the Castle, attended by the Privy-Council, with the Guard of Battel-Axes.

1714 London Gaz. No. 5282/6 The Company of Foot-Guards armed with Battel-axes.

3. Archaeology. A type of prehistoric stone weapon; hence applied attributively to a neolithic culture characterized by this weapon.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > axe > [noun] > stone or bronze axe

mogo1798

battle-axe1859

toki1860

boat axe1919

yüeh1956

society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [adjective] > Neolithic > specific

dolmenic1882

Peterborough1910

Campignian1921

battle-axe1925

corded ware1928

Windmill Hill1930

Tasian1931

Tahunian1936

Halafian1937

Lung-shan1938

Rinyo–Clacton1954

aceramic1961

Lungshanoid1963

cardial1975

1859 Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 1856–7 2 306 Stone Hammer or Battle Axe, formed of fine-grained mica schist.

1880 W. B. Dawkins Early Man in Brit. x. 390 A bronze battle-axe fifteen inches in length and seven pounds in weight.

1925 V. G. Childe Dawn European Civilization xii. 198 The most conspicuous weapons, the battle-axes and hammer-axes..go back to the copper age and prove the dominance of the battle-axe element in the population.

1928 C. Dawson Age of Gods xii. 268 The Battle-axe Culture.

1928 C. Dawson Age of Gods xii. 270 The Battle-axe People.

1931 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 61 345 The process of assimilation was accelerated in Sweden and replaced in the East Baltic regions by intrusions of the battle-axe folk... Battle-axes and even battle-axe graves in the dwelling-places are the proofs of their advent.

1950 H. L. Lorimer Homer & Monuments i. 6 The Battle-axe culture commonly regarded as Indo-European.

4. figurative. A formidable or domineering woman. Originally U.S. slang, now colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun] > domineering or overbearing > domineering person > woman

termagant1578

maîtresse femme1853

battle-axe1896

dragon lady1949

her indoors1979

1896 G. Ade Artie ix. 81 Say, there was a battle-ax if ever you see one. She had a face on her that'd fade flowers.

1938 ‘E. Queen’ Four of Hearts i. ii. 25 These old female battle-axes don't feaze me.

1957 C. Brooke-Rose Lang. of Love 8 Do I look like a female novelist? I thought they were all battle-axes.

1959 Punch 21 Jan. 135/3 Though slim as an arrow A girl can wax In the course of time To a battle-axe.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	battle-axe
释义	battle-axebattle-axn. /ˈbat(ə)lˌaks/ Forms: see battle n. and axe n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: battle n., axe n.¹ Etymology: < battle n. + axe n.¹ (The spelling with -ax is now chiefly U.S.) 1. A kind of axe used as a weapon of war in the Middle Ages. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > axe > [noun] wi-axc897 hand-axeOE wifleOE axec1275 poleaxe1294 Danish axe1297 hache1322 gisarmea1325 pollhache1324 spartha1363 battle-axec1380 the sheenc1400 sparc1440 Welsh glaive1483 twibit1510 twibill1558 tomahawkc1612 two-billc1619 sagaris1623 francisca1683 tom-axe1759 tomahawk1761 c1380 in P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. (1864) I. 367 Bow, and spier, And battle-axe, their fechting gear. 1437 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1855) II. 70 Unam loricam de optimis, et optimum batelax. 1546 in G. J. Piccope Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1860) II. 27 Also my batell axe w^th all other harnishe belongyng to my bodie. 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iii. i. 168 Reard aloft the bloudie Battleaxe . View more context for this quotation 1762 D. Hume Hist. Eng. (1803) II. xiv. 238 Cleft his adversary to the chin with a battle-ax. 1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru II. iii. x. 49 Long lances and battle-axes edged with copper. 2. A halberd or bill carried by guards. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > halberd > [noun] weyc1275 poleaxe1294 billc1300 glaivec1450 langue de boeuf1450 halberd1497 budgea1522 brown-bill1589 ox-tongue1611 partisan1611 Lochaber axe1618 feather-staff1622 halberd staff1687 battle-axe1709 ko1923 1709 London Gaz. No. 4536/2 His Excellency proceeded to the Castle, attended by the Privy-Council, with the Guard of Battel-Axes. 1714 London Gaz. No. 5282/6 The Company of Foot-Guards armed with Battel-axes. 3. Archaeology. A type of prehistoric stone weapon; hence applied attributively to a neolithic culture characterized by this weapon. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > axe > [noun] > stone or bronze axe mogo1798 battle-axe1859 toki1860 boat axe1919 yüeh1956 society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [adjective] > Neolithic > specific dolmenic1882 Peterborough1910 Campignian1921 battle-axe1925 corded ware1928 Windmill Hill1930 Tasian1931 Tahunian1936 Halafian1937 Lung-shan1938 Rinyo–Clacton1954 aceramic1961 Lungshanoid1963 cardial1975 1859 Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 1856–7 2 306 Stone Hammer or Battle Axe, formed of fine-grained mica schist. 1880 W. B. Dawkins Early Man in Brit. x. 390 A bronze battle-axe fifteen inches in length and seven pounds in weight. 1925 V. G. Childe Dawn European Civilization xii. 198 The most conspicuous weapons, the battle-axes and hammer-axes..go back to the copper age and prove the dominance of the battle-axe element in the population. 1928 C. Dawson Age of Gods xii. 268 The Battle-axe Culture. 1928 C. Dawson Age of Gods xii. 270 The Battle-axe People. 1931 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 61 345 The process of assimilation was accelerated in Sweden and replaced in the East Baltic regions by intrusions of the battle-axe folk... Battle-axes and even battle-axe graves in the dwelling-places are the proofs of their advent. 1950 H. L. Lorimer Homer & Monuments i. 6 The Battle-axe culture commonly regarded as Indo-European. 4. figurative. A formidable or domineering woman. Originally U.S. slang, now colloquial. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun] > domineering or overbearing > domineering person > woman termagant1578 maîtresse femme1853 battle-axe1896 dragon lady1949 her indoors1979 1896 G. Ade Artie ix. 81 Say, there was a battle-ax if ever you see one. She had a face on her that'd fade flowers. 1938 ‘E. Queen’ Four of Hearts i. ii. 25 These old female battle-axes don't feaze me. 1957 C. Brooke-Rose Lang. of Love 8 Do I look like a female novelist? I thought they were all battle-axes. 1959 Punch 21 Jan. 135/3 Though slim as an arrow A girl can wax In the course of time To a battle-axe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1380
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