Associations to the word «Billhook»
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Wiktionary
BILLHOOK, noun. An agricultural implement often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants.
BILLHOOK, noun. (weapons) A medieval polearm with a similar construct, 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
BILLHOOK, noun. Written as bill-hook: a part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery).
BILLHOOK, noun. Written as bill hook: a spiked hook used in offices and shops for hanging bills or other small papers such as receipts.
BILLHOOK, verb. To use a billhook
Dictionary definition
BILLHOOK, noun. A long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree".
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