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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun

Definition 1:
• A medieval polearm, fitted to a long handle, sometimes with an L-shaped tine or a spike protruding from the side or the end of the blade for tackling the opponent; a bill.
Labels: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Definition 2:
• An agricultural hand tool often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants.

Definition 3:
• A part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery).
Labels: literary, often, as bill-hook

Definition 4:
• Rare form of bill hook ("spiked hook used in shops for hanging papers").
Labels: form-of, rare

Definition 5:
• Rare form of bill hook ("sharply pointed spike on honeyguide hatchlings' mandibles").
Labels: form-of, rare
Verb

Definition 1:
• To use a billhook.

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/billhook