twibill
/ˈtwaɪbɪl/
twibill noun: 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).
Noun
twibill (plural twibills)
- 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).
- A mattock with one blade like an axe and the other like an adze.
- A reaping hook, especially for cutting beans and peas.
- A double-bladed halberd or battle-axe.
- [A] little fair-haired man, as broad as he was tall, who heaved up a long “twybill,” or double axe.1866, Charles Kingsley, chapter 19, in Hereward the Wake, London: Nelson, page 258
twibill meaning in Tamil and Urdu
twibill in Tamil
- போர் கோடாரி, இரட்டையலகுக் கோடரி
twibill in Urdu
- دو سر والی کلہاڑی
Forms of twibill
| plural | twibills |
|---|---|
| alternative form | twibil |
| alternative form | trybill |
| alternative form | twilbil |
| alternative form | twybil |
| alternative form | twyvil |
Origin of twibill
From Middle English twibill, from Old English twibill, from twi- (“double”) + bill (“edge, blade”), see also billhook.
Questions about twibill
- What does twibill mean?
- Twibill means 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).
- What is twibill in Tamil?
- Twibill in Tamil is போர் கோடாரி, இரட்டையலகுக் கோடரி. See Twibill meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is twibill?
- Twibill is a noun.
- How do you pronounce twibill?
- Twibill is pronounced /ˈtwaɪbɪl/.
- What is the plural of twibill?
- The plural of twibill is twibills.
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