Battle, conflict; transferred a military force or troop. Also attributive as in wi-ax, a battle-axe.

An axe designed to be held in one hand, formerly esp. as a weapon.

A dart, javelin, or spear; a battleaxe. Cf. whiffler, n.1 a.

In olden warfare: A battle-axe.

(a) Originally: a weapon for use in close combat, existing in various forms but generally having a head consisting of an axe blade or hammer-head…

a kind of battle-axe with very long blade, and usually without a spike on the back.

An axe, hatchet. Obsolete.

A kind of battle-axe, bill, or halberd, having a long blade in line with the shaft, sharpened on both sides and ending in a point.

= poleaxe, n.

A long-handled broad-bladed battle-axe, used especially by the Irish down to the 16th century.

A kind of axe used as a weapon of war in the Middle Ages.

absol. the sheen n. the bright weapon; also, the bright sun. nonce-uses.

A long-handled axe; a soldier armed with this.

a weapon consisting of a long blade fastened to a staff; (probably) = Welsh bill, n.; cf. glaive, n. 2a.

= twibill, n.

A double-bladed battle-axe or bill. poetic. archaic.

Originally: a North American Indian stone-headed weapon typically resembling a hatchet or small axe, used for combat, hunting, and as a tool…

= twibill, n.

A single-edged battle-axe used by Scythians, Persians, Amazons, etc.

A type of battleaxe, varying in form, used by the ancient Franks.

A North American Indian weapon typically resembling a hatchet or small axe, used for combat, hunting, and as a tool; a tomahawk. Obsolete.

With reference to other weapons and tools. Nautical. A short-handled axe with a spike at the back of the head, used in naval warfare for boarding…