crowbill
crow·bill
crowbill · crowbills
A kind of forceps for extracting bullets, etc., from woundsA kind of forceps for extracting bullets, etc., from wounds.
UK/ˈkɹəʊbɪl/US/ˈkɹoʊˌbɪl/
Meaning
2 sensesA kind of forceps for extracting bullets, etc., from wounds.
(historical)Synonym of bec de corbin (“poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole”).
Origin
From crow (“bird of the genus Corvus”) + bill (“beak of a bird”). Sense 1 (“kind of forcepFrom crow (“bird of the genus Corvus”) + bill (“beak of a bird”). Sense 1 (“kind of forceps”) is probably from its appearance, while sense 2 (“type of poleaxe”) is a calque of French bec de corbin (literally “crow or raven's beak”).
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