twibill

/ˈtwaɪbɪl/noun
High School
1

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).

2

A mattock with one blade like an axe and the other like an adze.

3

A reaping hook, especially for cutting beans and peas.

4

A double-bladed halberd or battle-axe.

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