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Billhook
Meaning
Noun
●
In Weapons, Horticulture & Polearms:
A
medieval
polearm
,
fitted
to a
long handle
, sometimes with an L-shaped
tine
or a
spike
protruding
from the
side
or the
end of
the
blade
for
tackling
the
opponent
; a bill
●
In Horticulture:
An
agricultural
implement
often with a
curved
or
hooked
end to the
blade
used for
pruning
or
cutting
thick
,
woody
plants.
●
In Horticulture:
Written as
bill-hook
: a part of the
knotting
mechanism
in a reaper-binder or
baler
(agricultural machinery).
●
Written as
bill hook
: a
spiked
hook
used in
offices
and
shops
for
hanging
bills
or other small
papers
such as receipts.
●
In Ornithology & Horticulture:
Written as
bill hook
: a
sharply
pointed
spike
growing
from the
tip
of the
upper
mandible
of the
hatchlings
of
honeyguides
, used to
destroy
the
eggs
and
kill
the
chicks
of the
host
species.
Verb
●
To use a billhook
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Handbill
Hack
Hacker
Hedging-Bill
Bill
Bill-Hook
Pruning Hook
Hedging Bill
Bill Hook
Related
Cestus
Recurve Bow
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