Bill

bil, n. a kind of concave battle-axe with a long wooden handle: a kind of hatchet with a long blade and wooden handle in the same line with it, often with a hooked point, used in cutting thorn hedges or in pruning.— ns. Bill′hook , a bill or hatchet having a hooked or curved point; Bill′man , a soldier armed with a bill. [A.S. bil ; Ger. bille .]