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twibill

noun
/ˈtwaɪbɪl/

Etymology

From Middle English twibill, from Old English twibill, from twi- (“double”) + bill (“edge, blade”), see also billhook.

  1. inherited from twibill
  2. inherited from twibill

Definitions

  1. A two-edged tool used in gate-type hurdle-making for cutting out mortises, with a flat…

    A two-edged tool used in gate-type hurdle-making for cutting out mortises, with a flat chisel and a mortise chisel or hook, similar to the much larger French carpenter's tool, the besaiguë (or bisaiguë).

  2. A mattock with one blade like an axe and the other like an adze.

  3. A reaping hook, especially for cutting beans and peas.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A double-bladed halberd or battle-axe.

      • [A] little fair-haired man, as broad as he was tall, who heaved up a long “twybill,” or double axe.

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