˜yÐÄvlog

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twibill

[ twahy-bil ]

noun

  1. a mattock with one arm like that of an adze and the other like that of an ax.
  2. Archaic. a double-bladed battle-ax.


twibill

/ ˈ³Ù·É²¹ÉªËŒ²úɪ±ô /

noun

  1. a mattock with a blade shaped like an adze at one end and like an axe at the other
  2. archaic.
    a double-bladed battle-axe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of twibill1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English; twi-, bill 3
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of twibill1

Old English, from twi- two, double + bill sword, bill ³
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OBSERVATION.—The words enroll, unroll, miscall, befall, befell, bethrall, reinstall, disinthrall, fulfill, and twibill, are very commonly written with one l, and made exceptions to this rule; but those authors are in the right who retain the double letter.

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