billhook
Curved cutting tool
A billhook is a heavy cutting tool with a curved blade, used for pruning, lopping branches, and clearing brush.
The blade hooks inward, allowing the user to pull and slice woody growth.
Historically, billhooks were also adapted as weapons.
Regional variations in blade shape reflect local traditions: a Gloucestershire billhook, a Yorkshire pattern.
Cutting vegetation for health
- loppingCutting away branches
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
- coppicingCutting trees to regrow
- trimmingCutting away excess
slashing · chopping · clearing · brushwood · underbrush · briar · thicket · bramble
Heavy broad-bladed knife
Forested land area
- forestryManaging wooded land
- orchardFruit tree plantation
- vineyardGrape-growing estate
- harvestGathering mature crops
husbandry · farmhand · rural · peasant · smallholding · croft · estate · groundskeeper
Smoothly bent, not angular
- hookedDeeply dependent or bent
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
honed · tempered · tang · bevel · spine · tip · forged · ground
Long-shafted combat weapon
- infantryGround combat troops
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- halberdAxe-headed infantry pike
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
pikeman · battlefield · military · historical · armor-piercing · dismounting · cavalry
pruning
Cutting vegetation for health
trimming · slashing · chopping · clearing · brushwood · underbrush · briar · thicket · bramble · shrub
machete
Heavy broad-bladed knife
woodland
Forested land area
harvest · husbandry · farmhand · rural · peasant · smallholding · croft · estate · groundskeeper · arborist
curved
Smoothly bent, not angular
sharp · honed · tempered · tang · bevel · spine · tip · forged · ground · notch
polearm
Long-shafted combat weapon
English · pikeman · battlefield · military · historical · armor-piercing · dismounting · cavalry
haft
Tool's grip portion
hickory · socket · riveted · ergonomic · swing · balance · weight · one-handed · wielding · lanyard
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
- cutting toolsaxe, saw, saws, knife, blade
- medieval armsswords, shields, axes, spears, bows
- land clearingbulldozer, clear cutting, chainsaw, clear-cutting, brush cutter
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
- bladed weaponsdagger, sword, stiletto, sabre, dirk