battle-axe

• “I play what looks like a double-neck '65 Gibson SG, but is actually a modified battle-axe forged in Orcan foundries of Elfin gristle.”

  Heavy Metal Self-Helps

• “While you all know that the dwarf detective is one for the low-tech solutions like Beatrice and a good battle-axe, you may not know that the award-winning The Case of The Singing Sword: A Billibub Baddings Mystery is now available for the iPhone!”

  TeeMorris.com » Blog Archive » The Dwarf Detective is on the iPhone, waiting for your call!

• “The new Sunday toon, Allen Gregory (from Jonah Hill), has an inspired premise — a ridiculously precocious 7-year-old goes to public school, majoring in inappropriate behavior — but the clips fell a bit flat, seeming more ironic and droll than outrageous (although the scenes of him hitting on the battle-axe principal were kind of riotous).”

  Critic's Notebook: The Fox Upfront

• “It is important to remember how those more ‘hidden’ disabilities, in that i am referring to mental illnesses in particular, are more likely to be cast aside with these battle-axe proposals.”

  Tory Conference: Half hearted propsoals and seething divisions « My Liberal Democrat Political Ramblings…

• “Funny, on any other day these trolls would be holding a Fox or a Rasmussen poll over our heads like a battle-axe.”

  Think Progress » More Americans have a ‘favorable’ opinion of the IRS than of the Tea Party.

• “In the corner, by the salmon sofa, Betsy Jones, the battle-axe defender of the old guard, took measure of the room.”

  Simon & Schuster: Three Stages of Amazement

• “Greedy dwarves, who explore the depths of Middle-earth in search of gold and mithril, insist on fair pay for dangerous work, but their avarice and willingness to renegotiate contracts at the edge of a battle-axe don't make them reliable union members.”

  The Washington Post: Workers of Middle-earth, unite!

• “Miranda Priestly may be a battle-axe, but she appreciates the go-getter and eventually uses her power to help you move forward.”

  The Huffington Post: Shaena Henry: The Devil Wears Puma: When Mediocrity and Ambition Collide

• “If you can tell a battle-axe from a halberd at 50 yards ...”

  Stefan Sirucek: Geek Like Me: A Review of Ethan Gilsdorf's Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks

• “The first thing we learned is that the head is so heavy (being chunkier than a battle-axe) that the thing is pretty useless in melee — it is just too unwieldy.”

  The Francisca « Isegoria

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