billman en · NOUN
Etymology
From bill + -man.
Meanings
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A man who uses, or is armed with, a bill or hooked axe.
He is staggering as the other billmen lash their pikes at him.
2014, Toby Clements, Kingmaker: Winter Pilgrims: (Book 1):each class had its peculiar head - covering , - a steel cap or scull distinguished the archer ; a salade the billman ; while the musketeer wore a morion[…]
1859, John Harland, The Lancashire Lieutenancy Under the Tudors and Stuarts […] :
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| billmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |