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

/ ˈtwaɪˌbɪl /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of twibill¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English; twi-, bill ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of twibill¹

Old English, from twi- two, double + bill sword, bill ³

Example Sentences

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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