Crowbill

//ˈkɹəʊbɪl// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of forceps for extracting bullets, etc., from wounds.
  2. 2
    Synonym of bec de corbin (“poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole”). historical

Synonyms

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bec de corbincrow's bill

Etymology

From crow (“bird of the genus Corvus”) + bill (“beak of a bird”). Sense 1 (“kind of forceps”) is probably from its appearance, while sense 2 (“type of poleaxe”) is a calque of French bec de corbin (literally “crow or raven's beak”).

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