billhook

ˈbɪlhʊk

Definition

Definition of billhook - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

agriculture

Rare

tool with a curved blade for pruning plants

Rare

He used a billhook to trim the hedges.

cutting tool

pruning hook

weaponry

Dated

medieval weapon with a hooked blade

Dated

The knight wielded a billhook in battle.

polearm

machinery

TECH.

part of a machine for knotting in balers

TECH.

The billhook jammed during the baling process.

knotter

office

Dated

spiked hook for hanging papers

Dated

Receipts were neatly placed on the billhook.

hanger

spike

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Images of billhook

tool with a curved blade for pruning plants
medieval weapon with a hooked blade
spiked hook for hanging papers

Origin of billhook

Middle English, bille (axe) + hook (curved)

Examples of billhook in a sentence

A billhook is essential for cutting back thick vines.
The museum displayed an ancient billhook.
Farmers once used a billhook for clearing brush.
The technician replaced the faulty billhook in the machine.
A broken billhook can halt the entire baling operation.
The secretary hung the memo on the billhook.

Invoices were stacked on the billhook for review.

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French:serpe, guisarme, ...
German:Hippe, Hellebarde, ...
Italian:roncola, falce da guerra, ...
Spanish:podón, alfanje, ...
Portuguese:foice, foice de guerra, ...
Chinese:修枝刀, 钩刀, ...
Japanese:ビルフック, 鉤槍, ...
Arabic:مِنْجَل, مِنْجَل حَرْبِي, ...
Hebrew:מַזְמֵרָה, גַּרְזֶן קֶרֶס, ...
Russian:серп, билхук, ...
Ukrainian:гачок, гаківниця, ...
Hindi:बिलहुक, कागज लटकाने का हुक, ...
Bengali:বিলহুক, বাঁকানো ব্লেড, ...
Catalan:podall, destral de guerra, ...
Czech:zahradnický nůž, kosíř, ...
Danish:buskrydder, håndøkse, ...
Dutch:snoeimes, houwmes, ...
Greek:κλαδευτήρι, γάντζο μάχης, ...
Hungarian:kacor, kampós szálfegyver, ...
Khmer:កាំបិតកោងកាត់មែក, អាវុធមជ្ឈិមសម័យដែលមានផ្លែកាំបិតកោងជាទំពក់, ...
Korean:낫, 갈고리칼, ...
Persian:داس, تبر قلاب‌دار, ...
Polish:hak do gałęzi, glewia, ...
Portuguese (BR):podão, foice de guerra, ...
Romanian:cosor, ghioagă cu cârlig, ...
Swedish:busksax, hillebard, ...
Thai:มีดตัดกิ่ง, ขวานโค้ง, ...
Turkish:orak, nacak, ...
Vietnamese:dao móc, cái rìu chiến, ...

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