billhook

[ bil-hook ]

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noun

bill³ (def. 3).

Origin of billhook

First recorded in 1605–15; bill³ + hook¹

Words Nearby billhook

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How to use billhook in a sentence

Keep them to yourself, or, by George, we'll take 'em off with a billhook!
Chronicles of Martin Hewitt | Arthur Morrison
A soldier pointed out to the king a billhook which he had seized on the person of the vagabond.
Notre-Dame de Paris | Victor Hugo
“I will not be long absent, depend upon that,” said Mr billhook, as he jumped into the boat and pulled away for the shore.
The Missing Ship | W. H. G. Kingston
In his insane fury he had attempted to slash at one of my men with a billhook he carried.
How I Found Livingstone | Henry M. Stanley
They attach to their waist-string or cloth a billhook and knife, and carry their bows and arrows slung on their shoulders.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for billhook

billhook

/ (ˈbɪlˌhʊk) /

noun

a cutting tool with a wooden handle and a curved blade terminating in a hook at its tip, used for pruning, chopping, etc: Also called: bill

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