bill
noun
°Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries. A common form of bill consisted of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, having a short pike at the back and another at the top, and attached to the end of a long staff.
"1786, In the British Museum there is an entry of a warrant, granted to Nicholas Spicer, authorising him to impress smiths for making two thousand Welch bills or glaives. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons."
°A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook.
verb
°To dig, chop, etc., with a bill.
°(obsolete) To peck.
synonyms: polearm, billhook, hand bill, hedge bill more» , billman, beak, neb, nib, pecker, account, invoice, broadsheet, broadside, card, circular, flier, flyer, handbill, poster, posting, placard, notice, throwaway, measure, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, federal reserve note, government note, greenback, note, placard, charge