billhook

[ bil-hoo k ]

/ ˈbɪlˌhʊk /

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noun

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Nearby words

billety, billfish, billfold, billfolder, billhead, billhook, billi bi, billiard, billiard ball, billiard parlor, billiard room

Origin of billhook

First recorded in 1605–15; bill³ + hook¹

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Examples from the Web for billhook

“I believe that the pirate has taken the merchantman,” replied Mr Billhook.
The Missing Ship|W. H. G. Kingston
Looking up, billhook in hand as a horseman struck sparks from the ride by the walk, he recognized Philip Taverney.
The Mesmerist's Victim|Alexandre Dumas
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
Keep them to yourself, or, by George, we'll take 'em off with a billhook!
Chronicles of Martin Hewitt|Arthur Morrison

He was, it seemed, a “hedger and ditcher,” and his leathern gauntlets and billhook lay beside him on the ale-house bench.
The Brighton Road|Charles G. Harper

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, etcAlso called: bill

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