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battle ax

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battle ax
symbol of wardship. [Western Folklore: Jobes, 163]

battle ax
symbol of military conflict. [Western Folklore: Jobes, 163]
See : War

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That unrelenting intensity and repetitive bludgeoning, that preference for the battle ax over the rapier, that disdain for grace notes and the occasional jeu d'esprit.
His boss tells George to downsize the old battle ax, which means she'd have to move in with George and his family.
Every time you see a newspaper article, they always show a picture of a fan and it's not some 65-year-old lady in a sweatshirt, it's some guy with horns on his head and his whole face painted up and he's got a battle ax.
 
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