The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BILLHOOK which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1969.
Pruning tool crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BILLHOOK | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pruning tool
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pruning shears
- pruning knife
- pruning saw
- bill
- kama
- skiff
- chine
- sickle
- hook
- scythe
- strike
- scraper
Crossword Answer definitions
BILLHOOK noun- A medieval polearm with a similar construct, fitted to a long handle, sometimes with an L-shaped tine or a spike protruding from the side or the end of the blade for tackling the opponent; a bill
- An agricultural implement often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants.
- Written as bill-hook: a part of the knotting mechanism in a reaper-binder or baler (agricultural machinery).
- Written as bill hook: a spiked hook used in offices and shops for hanging bills or other small papers such as receipts.
- Written as bill hook: a sharply pointed spike growing from the tip of the upper mandible of the hatchlings of honeyguides, used to destroy the eggs and kill the chicks of the host species.
- To use a billhook
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