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broadbill
/ ˈbrɔːdˌbɪl /
noun
- any passerine bird of the family Eurylaimidae , of tropical Africa and Asia, having bright plumage and a short wide bill
- any of various wide-billed birds, such as the scaup and shoveler
- another name for swordfish
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Word History and Origins
Origin of broadbill1
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Example Sentences
It seems reasonable and fair to give notice that broadbill swordfish are not the only dangers to encounter at Avalon.
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That would not have mattered if I had not hurt my back in an eleven-hour fight with a giant broadbill swordfish.
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The first broadbill I sighted had a skinned tail, and evidently had been in a battle of some kind.
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It was significant that the broadbill swordfish did not return to Avalon in 1918, as in former years.
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He quit, same as he quit the first day out, when I hooked the broadbill and the reel froze.
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