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Webster 1913 Edition


Shearbill

Shear′billˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
The black skimmer. See
Skimmer
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Shearbill

SHE'ARBILL

,
Noun.
[shear and bill.] A fowl, the black skimmer or cut-water.