twibill

noun

A double-bladed battle-ax, especially that carried by the Northern nations.

noun

A broadsword: so called from a misunderstanding of the word. See the quotation.

noun

A kind of double ax; a kind of mattock the blade of which has one end shaped like an ax and the other like an adz.

noun

A mortising-tool.

noun

A reaping-hook.

noun

Same as roaring boy (see roaring).

noun

An axe with two cutting blades

noun

A mattock

noun

A double bladed tool used in gate type hurdle making for cutting out mortices, with a flat chisel and a mortice chisel or hook, similar to the much larger french carpenter’s tool, the bisaigue (or besaigue)

noun

A double-bladed halberd or battle-axe