billhook
A medieval polearm, fitted to a long handle, sometimes with an L-shaped tine or a…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.
Meaning
3 sensesA 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.
(literary, often)A part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery).
- a cutting tool with a sharp edge
Translations
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Origin
Earliest use in weapon (and later, agricultural) sense, bill (“a bladed pike (obsolete)”)Earliest use in weapon (and later, agricultural) sense, bill (“a bladed pike (obsolete)”) + hook; other senses formed anew from various meanings of bill.
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