visgy

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/ˈvɪzɡi/

noun

A pick and hatchet in one tool for tearing down hedges.

OriginMiddle English besagu ← Middle French besague ← Old French besague →
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Meanings

nounvisgy (plural visgies)

plural visgies · alternative vizgy

  1. CornwallA pick and hatchet in one tool for tearing down hedges.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinbisacūta
  2. Old Frenchbesague
  3. Middle Frenchbesague
  4. Middle Englishbesagu
  5. Englishvisgy

Inherited from Middle English besagu, besague, from Middle French besague, from Old French besague, besagude, from Medieval Latin bisacūta. Doublet of besague.

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

Chicago

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

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