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Meaning of "twibill" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TWIBILL

Old English, from twi- two, double + bill sword, bill³.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TWIBILL

twibill  [ˈtwaɪˌbɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TWIBILL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Twibill is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TWIBILL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of twibill in the English dictionary

The definition of twibill in the dictionary is a mattock with a blade shaped like an adze at one end and like an axe at the other. Other definition of twibill is a double-bladed battle-axe.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TWIBILL


bluebill
ˈbluːˌbɪl
broadbill
ˈbrɔːdˌbɪl
cranesbill
ˈkreɪnzˌbɪl
crossbill
ˈkrɒsˌbɪl
duckbill
ˈdʌkˌbɪl
handbill
ˈhændˌbɪl
hawkbill
ˈhɔːkˌbɪl
hawksbill
ˈhɔːksˌbɪl
hornbill
ˈhɔːnˌbɪl
ivorybill
ˈaɪvərɪˌbɪl
playbill
ˈpleɪˌbɪl
razorbill
ˈreɪzəˌbɪl
sawbill
ˈsɔːˌbɪl
shoebill
ˈʃuːˌbɪl
spoonbill
ˈspuːnˌbɪl
thornbill
ˈθɔːnˌbɪl
twibil
ˈtwaɪˌbɪl
waxbill
ˈwæksˌbɪl
waybill
ˈweɪˌbɪl
wrybill
ˈraɪˌbɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TWIBILL

twibil
twice
twice-laid
twice-told
twicer
twichild
twichildren
Twickenham
twiddle
twiddler
twiddly
twiforked
twiformed
twig
twigged
twiggen
twigger
twiggier
twiggiest
twigging

WORDS THAT END LIKE TWIBILL

bank bill
bill
dollar bill
double bill
fill the bill
finance bill
fit the bill
heating bill
hospital bill
omnibus bill
phone bill
private member´s bill
public bill
rebill
roseate spoonbill
senate bill
show bill
T-bill
tax bill
twin bill

Synonyms and antonyms of twibill in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «twibill» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TWIBILL

Find out the translation of twibill to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of twibill from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «twibill» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

twibill
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Twibill
570 millions of speakers

English

twibill
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

twibill
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

twibill
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

twibill
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

twibill
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

twibill
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

twibill
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Twibill
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Twibill
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

twibill
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

twibill
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Twibill
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

twibill
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

twibill
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Twibill
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

twibill
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

twibill
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

twibill
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

twibill
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

twibill
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

twibill
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

twibill
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

twibill
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

twibill
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of twibill

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TWIBILL»

The term «twibill» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.194 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TWIBILL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «twibill» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «twibill» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about twibill

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TWIBILL»

Discover the use of twibill in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to twibill and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cases Relating to Railways and Canals: 1842-1846
That, in reply to such notice, the company gave J. Twibill notice to leave the coal ungotten for eight yards on each side of the canal, and, if he had a just claim to any such coal, he was desired to specify and deliver an account of the same to the ...
Henry Iltid Nicholl, Thomas Hare, John Monson Carrow, 1854
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Cases Relating to Railways and Canals: Argued and Adjudged ...
1843. notice to treat for and purchase the coal, the defendant J. Twibill was the tenant of the said coal and mines. That the said J. Twibill, on the 13th February, 1840, gave notice to the Company, that, in addition to the notice given by T. W. B.,  ...
Henry Iltid Nicholl, Thomas Hare, John Monson Carrow, 1846
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court ...
Succession- of John Twibill. The surety of the liquil-mr api»inteil to administer the affairs of a commercial partnership which has been ditwolvod by the death of one of the partners, cannot file an account in the succession of such diveased ...
Louisiana. Supreme Court, 1860
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Louisiana Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the ...
ing an account of the u.(ll11i11is'l31':1i.'i0I1 of Aitkins, deceased, who had been appointed liquidator of that firm previously to his death. M. B. Dubuisson, as curator of the estate of John Twibill, deceased, and the attorney of the absent heirs, ...
Louisiana. Supreme Court, Thomas H. Thorpe, Charles G. Gill, 1866
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Pennsylvania State Reports
The only question controverted was the claim of George A. Twibill for the use and occupation by the decedent, of certain premises belonging to Twibill. The decedent had been tenant of George W. Conrad, of a storehouse in Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, 1871
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Pennsylvania State Reports Containing Cases Decided by the ...
The only question controverted was the claim of George A. Twibill for the use and occupation by the decedent, of certain premises belonging to Twibill. The decedent had been tenant of George W. Conrad, of a storehouse in Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, 1871
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The fifth (-thirteenth) annual report
Mrs Shekleton 2 6 Mary Cunningham 1 0 Mr Minnitt 2 0 Biddy Magenais 1 0 Miss J. Nohle 2 0 Miss M. Sheklelon 1 0 Miss J. Shekleton I 0 Mr Parker, (don.) 1 0 Miss Twibill's Card. G G Atkinson, Esq 2 6 Miss M'Gusty 2 0 Mr Caldwell i 0 Miss ...
Juvenile association for promoting the education of the deaf and dumb poor of Ireland, 1829
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
twibill. *. A street ruffian: c.: C.17. Ex twibill, a two-edged axe, perhaps suggested by the obvious pun, 'doubly sharp'. twice-laid . A hash-up of fish and potatoes: low (–1864); ob. except as nautical s. Bowen defines it as 'any sea dish that is ...
Eric Partridge, Jacqueline Simpson, 1973
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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
TWIBILL, TWYBILL, a twoedged billor mattock. (E.)Still in use provincially; seeHalliwell. In Becon's Works, ii.449; Parker Society. ME. twibil; spelt twybyl, Prompt. Parv. AS. twibille or twibill. 'Bipennis, twibille, vel stānæx [stoneaxe]; Falcastrum ...
Walter W. Skeat, 2013
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A Short History of the Steam Engine
Great Britain, never far behind, brought forth the next boiler deserving of notice — that patented by Joseph Twibill in 1865 (No. 2431), and we mention it because he was the first, as far as we have ascertained, to combine in a sectional boiler ...
Henry Winram Dickinson, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TWIBILL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term twibill is used in the context of the following news items.
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SCOTUS ruling was once unimaginable for gay and lesbian …
Casper Kranenburg, left, and Bill Twibill of Concord have been married last year and together for over 30 years and were happy with the Supreme Court ... «Concord Monitor, Jun 15»
2
Reds pitcher Jason Marquis struggles in start on Monday
So, Ethier will take a seat in favor of Chris Heisey who gets the start in right field and bats second in the twibill opener. Ethier has hit safely in nine of his last 10 ... «CBSSports.com, May 15»
3
Women's Rugby League World Cup: England lose to NZ
England: Anfield, Stallwood, Hardcastle, Gilmour, Cunningham, Walsh, Moroney, Slowe, Bound, Dobson, Sutcliffe, Twibill, Rudge. Replacements: McGinnis ... «BBC Sport, Jul 13»
4
Women's World Cup: England lose to Australia in opener
Lindsay Anfield scored a late consolation try for England, who had Rachel Twibill and Andrea Dobson sent to the sin-bin in the second half. England head coach ... «BBC Sport, Jul 13»
5
Women's World Cup squad full of Thunder
Lois Forsell, Kirsty Moroney, Lauren Stallwood, Amy Hardcastle and Rachel Twibill have all earned inclusion ahead of the start of the tournament on Friday, July ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Jun 13»
6
Thunderbirds ready to take on the world
Kirsty Moroney, Lois Forsell, Amy Hardcastle, Lauren Stallwood and Rachel Twibill have all been included as part of a 24-strong team, where England will face ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, May 13»
7
Six Rovers players in England squad
... Cooper-Birkenhead, Danielle Titterington (Featherstone Rovers), Tara Stanley (Crosfields), Kirsty Moroney, Amy Hardcastle, Lauren Stallwood, Rachel Twibill ... «Pontefract and Castleford Express, May 13»
8
Rugby League - Gilmour selected for England
... (Crossfields), Beth Sutcliffe (Thatto Heath), Danielle Titterington (Featherstone), Rachel Twibill (Bradford), Gemma Walsh, Jenny Welsby (both Thatto Heath). «Yahoo! Eurosport UK, May 13»
9
Jim's due in court over deals with Andrea's ex
Dundalk accountant Conor Twibill replaced Corr as director of the company in 2006 and held shares in trust for the musician while he was with the company. «Irish Independent, Apr 13»
10
Thunderbirds are go since Clayton move
Five Thunderbirds players – Lauren Stallwood, Amy Hardcastle, Kirsty Moroney, Lois Forsell and Rachel Twibill – were in the England women's side that ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Sep 12»

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