billhook
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Watch Tim Radford — in dreadlocks, just 36, the future of the sport — wielding his billhook blade and laying into his section of brush like the queen’s own tree surgeon.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2019
One fine morning the old man went off to the hills with his billhook, to gather a faggot of sticks, while his wife went down to the river to wash the dirty clothes.
From Tales of Old Japan by Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Baron Redesdale
His lordship was followed by Joseph Beaker, who bore the saw and the billhook, and the old nobleman was evidently somewhat fatigued, and carried the ladder with difficulty.
From Aunt Rachel by David Christie Murray
His lordship decided not to hear the question, and walked on a little ahead, swinging the billhook and the saw.
From Aunt Rachel by David Christie Murray
I’m off to the mountains with my billhook to gather a faggot of sticks for our fire.
From Japanese Fairy Tales by Grace James
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