billhook
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of billhook
Example Sentences
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Watch Tim Radford — in dreadlocks, just 36, the future of the sport — wielding his billhook blade and laying into his section of brush like the queen’s own tree surgeon.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2019
Then Noah stood forward in his majesty, Shouldering the golden billhook, wherewithal He wont to cut his way, when tangled in The matted hayes.
From Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. by Jean Ingelow
Besides the sack of nets, the bag of ferrets, and a small bundle in a knotted handkerchief—his 'nuncheon'—which in themselves make a tolerable load, he has brought a billhook, and a 'navigator,' or draining-tool.
From The Amateur Poacher by Richard Jefferies
His lordship decided not to hear the question, and walked on a little ahead, swinging the billhook and the saw.
From Aunt Rachel by David Christie Murray
Percy Houghton had brought his father's hedging-gloves and a billhook, so, leaving Anthony as sentry by the tree, David, with the aid of the boys, repaired the hedge.
From For the School Colours by Angela Brazil
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