billhook.
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 & usage
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”).
Where this word comes from
Earliest use in weapon (and later, agricultural) sense, bill (“a bladed pike (obsolete)”) + hook; other senses formed anew from various meanings of bill.
To use a billhook.
Where this word comes from
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.