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twibill.

A two-edged tool used in gate-type hurdle-making for cutting out mortises, with a flat chisel and a mortise chisel or hook, similar to the much larger French carpenter's tool, the besaiguë (or bisaiguë).

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtwaɪbɪl//ˈtwaɪbəl//ˈtwɪbɪl//ˈtwɪbəl/
  1. A two-edged tool used in gate-type hurdle-making for cutting out mortises, with a flat chisel and a mortise chisel or hook, similar to the much larger French carpenter's tool, the besaiguë (or bisaiguë).

  2. A mattock with one blade like an axe and the other like an adze.

    UK · dialectal
  3. A reaping hook, especially for cutting beans and peas.

    England · dialectal
  4. A double-bladed halberd or battle-axe.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English twibill, from Old English twibill, from twi- (“double”) + bill (“edge, blade”), see also billhook.

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