hawkbilln.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhawkbill.

1. A species of turtle; = hawk's-bill n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Cryptodira > family Cheloniidae > member of genus Eretmochelys (hawk's-bill)

hawk's-bill turtle1657

whooping turtle1712

hawkbilla1757

tortoiseshell turtle1886

a1757 P. H. Bruce Memoirs (1782) xii. 424–5 Many sorts of tortoises, of which the hawk-bill is the most valuable for its fine shell.

1885 C. F. Holder Marvels Animal Life 27 I found a hawk-bill turtle lying on the surface.

2. An instrument. (See quots.)

ΘΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > pliers and nippers > [noun] > types of

bender1496

wire pliers1675

wire-cutter1794

side nippers1846

long-nose pliers1872

hawkbill1875

flat pliers1881

parrotbill1971

burr-nipper-

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Hawk-bill, a pliers with curved nose, to hold pieces in blow-pipe soldering.

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Hawk-bill-tooth-saw, a saw having a curving, hooked saw-tooth, somewhat resembling the upper mandible of the hawk.

Derivatives

hawk-billed adj. having a mouth like a hawk's beak, as the hawk-billed turtle (= hawk's-bill n.).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	hawkbill
释义	hawkbilln. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhawkbill. 1. A species of turtle; = hawk's-bill n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Cryptodira > family Cheloniidae > member of genus Eretmochelys (hawk's-bill) hawk's-bill turtle1657 whooping turtle1712 hawkbilla1757 tortoiseshell turtle1886 a1757 P. H. Bruce Memoirs (1782) xii. 424–5 Many sorts of tortoises, of which the hawk-bill is the most valuable for its fine shell. 1885 C. F. Holder Marvels Animal Life 27 I found a hawk-bill turtle lying on the surface. 2. An instrument. (See quots.) ΘΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > pliers and nippers > [noun] > types of bender1496 wire pliers1675 wire-cutter1794 side nippers1846 long-nose pliers1872 hawkbill1875 flat pliers1881 parrotbill1971 burr-nipper- 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Hawk-bill, a pliers with curved nose, to hold pieces in blow-pipe soldering. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Hawk-bill-tooth-saw, a saw having a curving, hooked saw-tooth, somewhat resembling the upper mandible of the hawk. Derivatives hawk-billed adj. having a mouth like a hawk's beak, as the hawk-billed turtle (= hawk's-bill n.). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1757
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