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Rarebillhook
The correct spelling is billhook.
How to pronounce billhook
noun
Say it like: Bil-lhoo-k
The correct spelling is billhook. A medieval polearm with a similar construct, 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 th…
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A medieval polearm with a similar construct, 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
- 2.An agricultural implement often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants.
- 3.Written as bill-hook: a part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery).
- 4.Written as bill hook: a spiked hook used in offices and shops for hanging bills or other small papers such as receipts.
- 5.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
- 1.To use a billhook
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