twibill
Plural: twibills
Noun
- An alternative spelling for a twibil; a two-edged axe.
- 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).
- A mattock with one blade like an axe and the other like an adze.
- A reaping hook, especially for cutting beans and peas.
- A double-bladed halberd or battle-axe.
Examples
- The word TWIBILL, while archaic, is perfectly valid in competitive Scrabble.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English twibill, from Old English twibill, from twi- (“double”) + bill (“edge, blade”), see also billhook.
Scrabble Score: 12
twibill: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtwibill: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
twibill: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
twibill: valid Words With Friends Word