Welsh billn.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlʃ ˈbɪl/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlʃ ˈbɪl/

Forms: see Welsh adj. and n. and bill n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Welsh adj., bill n.¹

Etymology: < Welsh adj. + bill n.¹

Now historical.

A weapon or agricultural implement consisting of a staff with a long curved blade at the top and a vertical spike attached to a spur projecting from the back. Cf. Welsh glaive n. at Welsh adj. and n. Compounds 1d, Welsh hook n., forest-bill n. at forest n. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > scythe > [noun]

scythea1300

Welsh bill1464

Welsh hook?1589

1464 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 455 (MED) Brenge viij longe koferes wethe..and my haxe and iij Walse beles.

1475 Maldon (Essex) Court Rolls (Bundle 49, No. 8) Insultum fecit..cum 1 Walshe byll, precii xxd.

1484 in J. T. Fowler Memorials Church SS. Peter & Wilfrid, Ripon (1882) I. 310 Cum quodam Wallishbyll..in capite percussit.

a1627 J. Fletcher & T. Middleton Nice Valour iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Xxx/1 Lap...Did not I say, this Whirrit, and this Bob, Should be both Pica Roman. Clow. So said I Sir, both Picked Romans, And he has made 'em Welch Bills.

1673 in G. F. Dow Probate Rec. Essex County, Mass. (1917) II. 320 3 paire of wooll cards, a welsh bill, 5 trayes.

1786 F. Grose Treat. Anc. Armour 56 In the British museum there is an entry of a warrant, granted to Nicholas Spicer, authorising him to impress smiths for making two thousand Welch bills or glaives.

1894 Chambers's Jrnl. 25 Aug. 535/2 In their defence the canons' servant struck Appleby with a Welsh bill on the back of his head.

1901 O. M. Edwards Wales xvi. 298 The king prepared a stock of Welsh bills, as glaives were called.

1999 Jrnl. Arms & Armour Soc. Mar. 80 I know of no evidence to suggest that the Welsh bill was used anywhere other than in Wales and England.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	welsh bill
释义	Welsh billn. Brit. /ˌwɛlʃ ˈbɪl/, U.S. /ˌwɛlʃ ˈbɪl/ Forms: see Welsh adj. and n. and bill n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Welsh adj., bill n.¹ Etymology: < Welsh adj. + bill n.¹ Now historical. A weapon or agricultural implement consisting of a staff with a long curved blade at the top and a vertical spike attached to a spur projecting from the back. Cf. Welsh glaive n. at Welsh adj. and n. Compounds 1d, Welsh hook n., forest-bill n. at forest n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > scythe > [noun] scythea1300 Welsh bill1464 Welsh hook?1589 1464 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 455 (MED) Brenge viij longe koferes wethe..and my haxe and iij Walse beles. 1475 Maldon (Essex) Court Rolls (Bundle 49, No. 8) Insultum fecit..cum 1 Walshe byll, precii xxd. 1484 in J. T. Fowler Memorials Church SS. Peter & Wilfrid, Ripon (1882) I. 310 Cum quodam Wallishbyll..in capite percussit. a1627 J. Fletcher & T. Middleton Nice Valour iv. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Xxx/1 Lap...Did not I say, this Whirrit, and this Bob, Should be both Pica Roman. Clow. So said I Sir, both Picked Romans, And he has made 'em Welch Bills. 1673 in G. F. Dow Probate Rec. Essex County, Mass. (1917) II. 320 3 paire of wooll cards, a welsh bill, 5 trayes. 1786 F. Grose Treat. Anc. Armour 56 In the British museum there is an entry of a warrant, granted to Nicholas Spicer, authorising him to impress smiths for making two thousand Welch bills or glaives. 1894 Chambers's Jrnl. 25 Aug. 535/2 In their defence the canons' servant struck Appleby with a Welsh bill on the back of his head. 1901 O. M. Edwards Wales xvi. 298 The king prepared a stock of Welsh bills, as glaives were called. 1999 Jrnl. Arms & Armour Soc. Mar. 80 I know of no evidence to suggest that the Welsh bill was used anywhere other than in Wales and England. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1464
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