twibill

== English == === Alternative forms === twibil, trybill, twilbil, twybil, twyvil === Etymology === From Middle English twibill, from Old English twibill, from twi- (“double”) + bill (“edge, blade”), see also billhook. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtwaɪbɪl/, /ˈtwaɪbəl/ (etymological) IPA(key): /ˈtwɪbɪl/, /ˈtwɪbəl/ === Noun === twibill (plural twibills) (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). (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. === Further reading === twybil on Wikipedia.Wikipedia