twibill

American

[twahy-bil] / ˈtwaɪˌbɪl /

noun

a mattock with one arm like that of an adze and the other like that of an ax.
Archaic. a double-bladed battle-ax.

twibill British

/ ˈtwaɪˌbɪl /

noun

a mattock with a blade shaped like an adze at one end and like an axe at the other
archaic a double-bladed battle-axe

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Etymology

Origin of twibill

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English; see twi-, bill ³

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