3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Razorbill \Ra"zor*bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.) (a) A species of auk ({Alca torda}) common in the Arctic seas. See {Auk}, and Illust. in Appendix. (b) See {Cutwater}, 3. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cutwater \Cut"wa`ter\ (k[u^]t"w[add]`t[~e]r), n. (Naut.) 1. The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water. [1913 Webster] 2. A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a bridge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order better to resist the action of water, ice, etc.; the sharpened upper end of the pier itself. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) A sea bird of the Atlantic ({Rhynchops nigra}); -- called also {black skimmer}, {scissorsbill}, and {razorbill}. See {Skimmer}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: razorbill n : black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill [syn: {razor-billed auk}, {Alca torda}]
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