crowbill
nounUK /ˈkɹəʊbɪl/ · US /ˈkɹoʊˌbɪl/
Etymology From crow (“bird of the genus Corvus”) + bill (“beak of a bird”). Sense 1 (“kind of forceps”) is probably from its appearance, while sense 2 (“type of poleaxe”) is a calque of French bec de corbin (literally “crow or raven's beak”).
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Engineering, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, Tools, War, Weaponry Historical Synonym of bec de corbin (“poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole”).