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Twibill

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006260

A short-handled hand tool for chopping out mortises, with a double-edged head carrying two long blades set in a T shape. It combines chopping and levering in one tool and is used in timber framing and in smaller work such as gate making. The larger French equivalent is the besaiguë.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006260
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectCarpentry
TranslationsGerman: Twibill; Spanish: azuela de dos filos; French: bisaiguë
Record as JSON
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  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A short-handled hand tool for chopping out mortises, with a double-edged head carrying two long blades set in a T shape. It combines chopping and levering in one tool and is used in timber framing and in smaller work such as gate making. The larger French equivalent is the besaiguë.",
  "subject": "Carpentry",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Twibill",
    "es": "azuela de dos filos",
    "fr": "bisaiguë"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/twibill/"
}

Record 6,794 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.