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One who negotiates the discount of bills.
A person who holds a bill or acceptance.
A device by means of which bills, etc., are held.
Same as Bilge.
An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish.
Alt. of Billbug
A flat surface, as of a panel or of a fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board.
A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on.
A weevil or curculio of various species, as the corn weevil. See Curculio.
of Bill
Furnished with, or having, a bill, as a bird; -- used in composition; as, broad-billed.
A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.
A small paper; a note; a short letter.
A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.
A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.
A strap which enters a buckle.
A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.
To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.
An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either square or round.
A small stick of wood, as for firewood.