Dictionary Workbench Ondict
Word Bank Import Dict Cloud Sync

    billhook

    Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

    billhook

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Gardening, Tools
    bill·hook /ˈbɪlhʊk/ noun [countable]  DLGTZa tool that has a curved blade with a hooked point, used for cutting off tree branches etc 〔剪枝等用的〕钩镰，钩刀    Origin billhook (1600-1700) bill “pole with a sharp blade at the end” ((11-21 centuries)) (from Old English) + hook
    bill·hook nounChineseSyllable


    billhook
    bill‧hook /ˈbɪlhʊk/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Origin: bill 'pole with a sharp blade at the end' (11-21 centuries) (from Old English) + hook
    a tool that has a curved blade with a hooked point, used for cutting off tree branches etc


    bill·hookBrE /ˈbɪlhʊk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɪlhʊk/ 🔊 nouna tool with a long handle and a curved blade, used for cutting the small branches off trees 长柄钩镰（修剪树枝用）