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billen.

to sharpen, to apply grooves to a millstone

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbɪ.lə(n)/
  1. to sharpen, to apply grooves to a millstone

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch billen, probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bíþla- (“axe”), instrumental noun from *bītaną (“to bite”). Related to Old Norse bíldr (“bloodletting knife”).

verb/ˈbɪ.lə(n)/
  1. to bed, to have sex with

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From bil.

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