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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1533
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Bill, n.2 [ME. bill, bil, byl, etc., OE. bil.] An axe or halbert. a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 1399.
The lady reft fra me my bill And hewit it [a tree] dovne 1531 Bell. Boece I. 153.
Followit the billis, axis, lang swerdis, and ledin mellis 1533 Boece iv. xvi. 154.
Vtheris bering dartis, billis, and javillingis
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