crowbill

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UK/ˈkɹəʊbɪl/US/ˈkɹoʊˌbɪl/

noun

A kind of forceps for extracting bullets, etc., from wounds.

Similar
crow's billbec de corbin
OriginFrench bec de corbin →
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Meanings

nouncrowbill (plural crowbills)

plural crowbills · alternative crow-bill

  1. medicineA kind of forceps for extracting bullets, etc., from wounds.

    Synonyms: crow's bill

  2. historicalengineeringSynonym of bec de corbin (“poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole”).

    Synonyms: bec de corbin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of forceps for extracting bullets, etc., from wounds.

Similar
crow's bill

nounSynonym of bec de corbin (“poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole”).

Similar
bec de corbin
Broader
forcepspoleaxe
Also see
bec de corbincrow's bill

Origin

  1. Frenchbec de corbin
  2. Englishcrowbill

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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Translations

Finnish kärkipihdit
  • kärkipihditkind of forceps for extracting bullets, etc., from wounds
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APA

crowbill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crowbill

MLA

“crowbill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crowbill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crowbill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crowbill.

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