Twibil

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Twibil \Twi"bil\, n. [AS. twibill; twi- (in comp.) two + bill,
     bil, an ax, hoe, bill. See {Twice}, and {Bill} a cutting
     instrument.]
     1. A kind of mattock, or ax; esp., a tool like a pickax, but
        having, instead of the points, flat terminations, one of
        which is parallel to the handle, the other perpendicular


        to it. [Prov. Eng.]
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     2. A tool for making mortises. [Obs.]
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     3. A reaping hook.
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