battle axeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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名詞

battle axe (plural battle axes)

1. An ancient military weapon, an axe designed for combat, including (in heraldry) when borne on arms as a mark of prowess.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page x:

     Another battle-ax, in the same collection.

   • 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 40:

     No Jute is left to wield a sword to save this hoard. No one is left to swing the battle-ax skyward.

2. (informal, sometimes humorous) A domineering, antagonistic woman.
3. (informal) An electric guitar.
   • 2013, Kiley Armstrong, “"108 Rock Star Guitars" reveals battle-ax beauty”, in Associated Press‎:

     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.

4. (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.

   Synonym: flag lot

使用する際の注意点

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.

同意語

• (antagonistic woman): See Thesaurus:shrew

参考

• polearm
• twibill

参照

• The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [2]

Further reading

• battle axe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia