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bill

/bɪl/
noun
  1. Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.

    Similar: polearm

  2. A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook.

    Similar: billhook, hand bill, hedge bill

  3. Somebody armed with a bill; a billman.

    Similar: billman

Synonymsbillhook, hand bill, hedge bill, billman, polearm
verb
  1. To dig, chop, etc., with a bill.

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