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/ˈtwaɪbɪl/ · noun
(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)..
[A] little fair-haired man, as broad as he was tall, who heaved up a long “twybill,” or double axe.
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Twibill means (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)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[A] little fair-haired man, as broad as he was tall, who heaved up a long “twybill,” or double axe.
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