Weapon wielded by Tolkien's dwarf Gimli (9)

I believe the answer is:

battleaxe

(Other definitions for battleaxe that I've seen before include "Woman we fear" , "aggressive woman" , "Bill" , "Weapon - domineering woman" , "Formidable female" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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