battle
51battle — / bæt(ə)l/ noun a fight ♦ battle of the brands competition in the market between existing product brands ● This battle of the brands will lead to dramatic price cutting …
52battle-ax — [“baedl “seks] n. a belligerent (old) woman. (Derogatory.) □ Tell the old battle ax she can go straight to blazes. □ I can handle any battle ax. Send her on in …
53battle — [13] English acquired battle via Old French bataille and Vulgar Latin *battālia from late Latin battuālia ‘fencing exercises’. This was a derivative of the verb battuere ‘beat’ (source also of English batter and battery), which some have viewed… …
54battle-ax — noun 1. a broadax used as a weapon (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑battle axe • Hypernyms: ↑broadax, ↑broadaxe • Hyponyms: ↑Lochaber ax, ↑poleax, ↑ …
55battle — See: HALF THE BATTLE …
56battle — See: HALF THE BATTLE …
57battle-ax — or battle axe noun Date: 14th century 1. a broadax formerly used as a weapon of war 2. a usually older woman who is sharp tongued, domineering, or combative …
58battle-ax — /bat l aks /, n. 1. a broadax formerly used as a weapon of war. 2. Slang. a domineering, aggressive, sharp tempered person, esp. a woman. Also, battle axe. [1350 1400; ME batelax] * * * …
59Battle — noun a) from places in England that have been sites of a battle. b) a town in East Sussex …
60battle-ax — noun a) An axe, used in combat as a weapon; usually large and often double headed. Naturally, she deeply resented having been called a battle ax. b) A belligerent and often unattractive person, especially a woman …
