billhook
noun, verb
billhook is spelled B-I-L-L-H-O-O-K: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, billhook means “A medieval polearm, fitted to a long handle, sometimes with an L-shaped tine or a spike protruding from the side or the end of the blade for tackling…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of billhook is billhooks.
How many letters and syllables are in billhook?
| Letters | 8: B-I-L-L-H-O-O-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is billhook?
Billhook appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce billhook?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-billhook.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of billhook
- billhooks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- bill-hook
- bill hook
- billhooking participle, present
- billhooked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does billhook mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A medieval polearm, fitted to a long handle, sometimes with an L-shaped tine or a spike protruding from the side or the end of the blade for tackling the opponent; a bill.
- 2
An agricultural hand tool often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants.
- 3
A part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery).
- 4
rareRare form of bill hook (“spiked hook used in shops for hanging papers”).
- 5
rareRare form of bill hook (“sharply pointed spike on honeyguide hatchlings' mandibles”).
verb
- 1
To use a billhook.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Billhook in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense agricultural implement:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does billhook come from?
Earliest use in weapon (and later, agricultural) sense, bill (“a bladed pike (obsolete)”) + hook; other senses formed anew from various meanings of bill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).