bill hook

noun — 3 senses

bill hook

noun
1

A spiked hook used in offices and shops for hanging bills or other small papers such as receipts.

2

Biology, Natural sciences, Ornithology A sharply pointed spike growing from the tip of the upper mandible of the hatchlings of honeyguides, used to destroy the eggs and kill the chicks of the host species.

3

Alternative Alternative form of billhook (in its other senses)

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