Twibill
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtwaɪbɪl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Twibill is a noun meaning (carpentry) 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).
Meaning
(carpentry) 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).
More Meanings
- (dialectal, British) A mattock with one blade like an axe and the other like an adze.
- (dialectal, England) A reaping hook, especially for cutting beans and peas.
- (obsolete) A double-bladed halberd or battle-axe.
Example Sentences
[A] little fair-haired man, as broad as he was tall, who heaved up a long “twybill,” or double axe.
Word Forms
- twibills
- twibil
- twilbil
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include twibil, twilbil, trybill, twybil, twyvil, billetwood.
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