billhook

[ bil-hook ]

/ ˈbɪlˌhʊk /

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noun

bill³ (def. 3).

Origin of billhook

First recorded in 1605–15; bill³ + hook¹

Words nearby billhook

billety, billfish, billfold, billfolder, billhead, billhook, billiard, billiard ball, billiard parlor, billiard room, billiards

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Example sentences from the Web for billhook

“I believe that the pirate has taken the merchantman,” replied Mr Billhook.
The Missing Ship|W. H. G. Kingston
Looking up, billhook in hand as a horseman struck sparks from the ride by the walk, he recognized Philip Taverney.
The Mesmerist's Victim|Alexandre Dumas
A soldier pointed out to the king a billhook which he had seized on the person of the vagabond.
Notre-Dame de Paris|Victor Hugo
Keep them to yourself, or, by George, we'll take 'em off with a billhook!
Chronicles of Martin Hewitt|Arthur Morrison

He was, it seemed, a “hedger and ditcher,” and his leathern gauntlets and billhook lay beside him on the ale-house bench.
The Brighton Road|Charles G. Harper

British Dictionary definitions for billhook

billhook

/ (ˈbɪlˌhʊk) /

noun

a cutting tool with a wooden handle and a curved blade terminating in a hook at its tip, used for pruning, chopping, etcAlso called: bill

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单词	billhook
释义	billhook [ bil-hook ] / ˈbɪlˌhʊk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR billhook ON THESAURUS.COM noun bill³ (def. 3). Origin of billhook First recorded in 1605–15; bill³ + hook¹ Words nearby billhook billety, billfish, billfold, billfolder, billhead, billhook, billiard, billiard ball, billiard parlor, billiard room, billiards Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for billhook “I believe that the pirate has taken the merchantman,” replied Mr Billhook. The Missing Ship\|W. H. G. Kingston Looking up, billhook in hand as a horseman struck sparks from the ride by the walk, he recognized Philip Taverney. The Mesmerist's Victim\|Alexandre Dumas A soldier pointed out to the king a billhook which he had seized on the person of the vagabond. Notre-Dame de Paris\|Victor Hugo Keep them to yourself, or, by George, we'll take 'em off with a billhook! Chronicles of Martin Hewitt\|Arthur Morrison He was, it seemed, a “hedger and ditcher,” and his leathern gauntlets and billhook lay beside him on the ale-house bench. The Brighton Road\|Charles G. Harper British Dictionary definitions for billhook billhook / (ˈbɪlˌhʊk) / noun a cutting tool with a wooden handle and a curved blade terminating in a hook at its tip, used for pruning, chopping, etcAlso called: bill Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to billhook machete, bill, tomahawk
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billhook

noun

Origin of billhook

Words nearby billhook

Example sentences from the Web for billhook

British Dictionary definitions for billhook

noun

Words related to billhook