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noun
A spiked hook used in offices and shops for hanging bills or other small papers such as receipts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A sharply pointed spike growing from the tip of the upper mandible of the hatchlings of honeyguides, used to destroy the eggs and kill the chicks of the host species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
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noun
Alternative form of billhook (in its other senses)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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