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How to pronounce billhook in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bill
Type of hand tool

Examples of billhook

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However in France and Holland the billhook often replaced the axe as a joiner's bench tool.
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For the tool resembling a long-handled billhook and also referred to as a sling blade, see Kaiser blade.
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I also have a billhook, and 50 acres to go with it.
From the guardian.co.uk
A tool of similar origin is the billhook.
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Foresters may assure the oaks'survival by cutting young beeches with a billhook 10 cm off the ground, which can produce magnificent bonsai.
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  • Bill: a long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree"
  • The billhook is a traditional cutting tool used widely in agriculture and forestry for cutting smaller woody material such as shrubs and branches and is distinct from the sickle. It is very common in the wine-growing countries of Europe...
  • An agricultural implement with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants