billhook

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Synonyms: bill hook, bullhook, bill book, billhooks, bid hook, big hook

Antonyms: bill hook, bullhook, bill book, billhooks, bid hook, big hook

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|type of polearm}} {{lb|en|weapons}} 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]].
2. {{senseid|en|agricultural hand tool}} An [[agricultural]] [[hand tool]] often with a curved or hooked end to the [[blade]] used for [[pruning]] or [[cutting]] thick, woody plants.
3. {{senseid|en|part of knotter for binder or baler}} {{lb|en|often written as ''bill-hook''}} A part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery).
4. {{senseid|en|office tool similar to spindle}} {{rare form of|en|bill hook<id:office tool similar to spindle>||spiked hook used in shops for hanging papers}}.
5. {{senseid|en|part of beak of certain hatchlings}} {{rare form of|en|bill hook<id:part of beak of certain hatchlings>||sharply pointed [[spike]] on [[honeyguide]] [[hatchling]]s' mandibles}}.

Verb

1. To use a billhook.

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