crowbill

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɹəʊbɪl/    美 /ˈkɹoʊˌbɪl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A kind of forceps for extracting bullets, etc., from wounds.
  2. Synonym of bec de corbin (“poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole”). historical

词形变化

crowbills plural crow-bill alternative

词汇关系

上位词
forceps poleaxe
相关词
billhook crowbar

词源

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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