noun · rare

battle axe

battle axe · battle axes

бойова сокира, топір

боевой топор, секира

Streitaxt

An ancient military weapon, an axe designed for combat, including when borne on arms…An ancient military weapon, an axe designed for combat, including (in heraldry) when borne on arms as a mark of prowess.

» Our landlady is a real battle-axe!

Meaning

4 senses

An ancient military weapon, an axe designed for combat, including (in heraldry) when borne on arms as a mark of prowess.
Streitaxt
боево́й топо́рbojevój topór, секи́раsekíra
бойова соки́раbojova sokýra, топі́рtopír
(humorous, informal, sometimes)A domineering, antagonistic woman.
My mother-in-law is a real battle axe.
бой-ба́баboj-bába
(informal)An electric guitar.
(Australia)An allotment of land at the rear of another property, with a long, narrow strip of land connecting it to the roadway.