battleaxe
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Toolsbattleaxebat‧tle‧axe (also battleax American English) /ˈbætl-æks/ noun [countable] 1 informalWOMAN a very unpleasant woman who tries to control other people2 TZTAFa large axe used as a weapon in the pastExamples from the Corpusbattleaxe• Very few students now choose to adopt a well-meaning motherly landlady or a battleaxe with inflexible house-rules.• Probably a stringy old battleaxe in tweeds.