broadbill

[ brawd-bil ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any of several small, often brightly colored passerine birds of the family Eurylaimidae, of the Old World tropics, having a broad, flattened bill ².
any of various birds with a broad bill, as the scaup duck, shoveler, and spoonbill.

broadbill

/ ˈbrɔːdˌbɪl /

any passerine bird of the family Eurylaimidae , of tropical Africa and Asia, having bright plumage and a short wide bill
any of various wide-billed birds, such as the scaup and shoveler
another name for swordfish

First recorded in 1625–35; broad + bill ²

It seems reasonable and fair to give notice that broadbill swordfish are not the only dangers to encounter at Avalon.

That would not have mattered if I had not hurt my back in an eleven-hour fight with a giant broadbill swordfish.

The first broadbill I sighted had a skinned tail, and evidently had been in a battle of some kind.

It was significant that the broadbill swordfish did not return to Avalon in 1918, as in former years.

He quit, same as he quit the first day out, when I hooked the broadbill and the reel froze.

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