Billhook

/ˈbɪlˌhʊk/ noun

A large cutting tool with a curved blade on a long handle, used for pruning tree branches or cutting thick vegetation.

Compound from 'bill' (the curved blade) and 'hook' (its hooked shape). This tool has medieval origins and remains essentially unchanged in design for centuries of agricultural and forestry work.

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