Words for billhook in other langauges
English (GB/US/AU/NZ/CA/ZA):
billhook; (erroneous: bill-hook; bill hook); bill; hand bill; hedge-bill; hedging-bill; pruning hook; spar hook; broom hook; block hook; block bill; hack; hacker (Dorset); ferbil
(Lincolnshire); chopper; fascine knife (USA); bush hook (USA); brush hook (USA); bank knife (USA)
see also:Dialect words for Billhook
France (FR):
serpe; poudo; goyarde; gouet; serpette
(small)
(see also: Noms de la Serpe)
Italian (IT):
roncola; pennato; mannaia; maraccio; manarezzo; mossuranto (Venice); ronchetta (small)
German (DE/AT/HV):
hippe ( heppe; häpe; hipp; héip; hebe; häpp or heep);knipp; gertel; braxe; praxe; haumesser; rebmesser; wintzer messer;
gartenmesser; sichel; säsli; stielhippe; bäcksel; deschel; schnäker; riisäsli; gertmesser; forstsichel; zweihandgertel (two handed); gerardes gertel (square bladed)
Spain (ES):
podóne; podadora; tajamata; hoz; hocino; corquete
(small)
Portugal (PT):
podäo; podal
Holland (NL):
hakmes; snoeimes; kapmes; hakbijl
Finland (FI):
vesuri; kassara; hakokirves; havukirves; havurauta
Norway (NV):
laufkniv; (lauvknif?); snidel
Sweden (SE):
faskinkniv; lövkniv: lövhacka; riskniv; rissnapp: lövhark; krumkniv
Denmark (DK):
(2014 -the billhook appears to be almost unknown in Denmark - no images found)..
udtyndingskniv (thinning knife); grenkniv (branch knife); rydningkniv (clearing knife); tjørneskniv (thorn knife)
Poland (PL):
tasak; siekacz
Croatia (HR)/Serbia(RS):
kosir (choser, cosser, chosor);rankun; mašan
Hungary (HU):
metszökés; kacor
Bulgaria (BG):
koser; kostur
Estonia (EST):
kiin
Russian (RUS):
Сучкоруб
Greece (GR):
kladeutéri; kladeuterion; kosara; drepanon
kladeftiri ; kladeuterion ; koσarα