billhook
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A medieval polearm, fitted to a long handle, sometimes with an L-shaped tine or a spike protruding from the side or the end of the blade for tackling the opponent; a bill.
- An agricultural hand tool often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants.
- A part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery).
- Rare form of bill hook (“spiked hook used in shops for hanging papers”).
- Rare form of bill hook (“sharply pointed spike on honeyguide hatchlings' mandibles”).
Verb
- To use a billhook.
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