battleaxe

noun

1 a severe blow from a battleaxe:

poleaxe, axe, pike, halberd, tomahawk, war mattock, mace.

2 derogatory his mother was a right old battleaxe:

harridan, dragon, crone, witch, hag, gorgon, ogress, hellcat, harpy, tartar, martinet, termagant, virago, fury;

shrew, nag;

informal old bat, old bag, bitch;

Scottish, & Northern Irish, informal targe;

archaic scold;

rare Xanthippe.