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twibill

/ˈtwaɪbɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
twibill
IPA
/ˈtwaɪbɪl/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

A mattock with one blade like an axe and the other like an adze.

British usage

noun

A reaping hook, especially for cutting beans and peas.

noun

A double-bladed halberd or battle-axe.

Obsolete

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Etymology

From Middle English twibill, from Old English twibill, from twi- (“double”) + bill (“edge, blade”), see also billhook.

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Inflected Forms

twibills (plural) twibil (alternative) trybill (alternative) twilbil (alternative) twybil (alternative) twyvil (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce twibill?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtwaɪbɪl/.
What does twibill mean?
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).
Where does twibill come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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