billhook
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Billhook — Bill hook , n. [Bill + hook.] A thick, heavy knife with a hooked point, used in pruning hedges, etc. When it has a short handle, it is sometimes called a {hand bill}; when the handle is long, a {hedge bill} or {scimiter}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
billhook — ► NOUN ▪ a tool having a sickle shaped blade with a sharp inner edge, used for pruning or lopping branches … English terms dictionary
billhook — [bil′hook΄] n. a tool with a curved or hooked blade at one end, for pruning and cutting … English World dictionary
Billhook — The billhook is a traditional cutting tool used mainly in European agriculture and forestry, but also common in other parts of the world where it was introduced by European settlers. It is used for cutting smaller woody material such as shrubs… … Wikipedia
billhook — noun Date: 1604 a cutting or pruning tool with a hooked blade … New Collegiate Dictionary
billhook — /bil hook /, n. bill3 (def. 3). [1605 15; BILL3 + HOOK] * * * … Universalium
billhook — bill|hook [ˈbılhuk] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: bill pole with a sharp blade at the end (11 21 centuries) (from Old English) + hook] a tool which has a curved blade with a hooked point, used for cutting off tree branches etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
billhook — n. axe having a curved cutting edge … English contemporary dictionary
billhook — noun a tool having a sickle shaped blade with a sharp inner edge, used for pruning or lopping branches … English new terms dictionary
billhook — noun (C) a tool consisting of a blade with a hooked point and a handle, used for cutting off tree branches etc … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
