jan 1, 1407 - twibill
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A kind of axe with two cutting edges, formerly used for making the mortise into which a tenon fitted. Noted in the will of a York carpenter: 1407-8 <i>j chipax, j framer, j blokker, j twybill, j mortas wymbyll, j bandwymbyll, j hake, ij planes, j swyer </i>[square], <i>et j treangill </i>[triangle], York (SS35/207).
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