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/twuy"bil'/, n.1. a mattock with one arm like that of an adz and the other like that of an ax.2. Archaic. a double-bladed battle-ax.[bef. 1000; ME, OE. See TWI-, BILL3]
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twibill — or twibil [twī′bil΄] n. [ME twibil < OE < twi , two + bil, BILL3] 1. a double bladed battle ax 2. [Brit. Dial.] a kind of mattock … English World dictionary
twibill — noun a) An axe with two cutting blades b) A mattock … Wiktionary
twibill — [ twʌɪbɪl] noun archaic a double bladed battleaxe. Origin OE twibile, from twi double + bill3 … English new terms dictionary
twibill — twi·bill … English syllables
twibill — /ˈtwaɪbɪl/ (say twuybil) noun 1. a mattock with one arm like that of an adze and the other like that of an axe. 2. Obsolete a double bladed battle axe. {Middle English and Old English. See twi , bill3} …
twibill — n. a double bladed battleaxe. Etymology: OE f. twi double + BILL(3) … Useful english dictionary
Twibil — Twi bil, n. [AS. twibill; twi (in comp.) two + bill, bil, an ax hoe, bill. See {Twice}, and {Bill} a cutting instrument.] 1. A kind of mattock, or ax; esp., a tool like a pickax, but having, instead of the points, flat terminations, one of which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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dwo- — Two. Derivatives include twilight, biscuit, between, combine, diploma, and doubt. I. Variant form *duwo. 1. a. two, from Old English … Universalium
