crowbill

English

noun
Definitions
  • A bec de corbin.
  • (surgery) A kind of forceps for extracting bullets etc. from wounds.

Etymology

Compound from English crow (crowbar, crow also metal lever) + English bill (note of charges for goods, the point of beyond the fluke, sheet of paper, cutting instrument, list).

Origin

English

bill

Gloss

note of charges for goods, the point of beyond the fluke, sheet of paper, cutting instrument, list

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