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crowbill.

A kind of forceps for extracting bullets, etc., from wounds.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɹəʊbɪl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɹoʊˌbɪl/General-American
  1. A kind of forceps for extracting bullets, etc., from wounds.

  2. Synonym of bec de corbin (“poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole”).

    historical
Where this word comes from

From 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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