Billhook
bill3 (def 3).
Historical Examples
The Mesmerist’s Victim Alexandre Dumas
Chronicles of Martin Hewitt Arthur Morrison
Aunt Rachel David Christie Murray
King Olaf’s Kinsman Charles Whistler
The Brighton Road Charles G. Harper
Castes and Tribes of Southern India Edgar Thurston
The Missing Ship W. H. G. Kingston
Aunt Rachel David Christie Murray
The Missing Ship W. H. G. Kingston
Aunt Rachel David Christie Murray
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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