including bill, hedging bill, hand bill, hook bill, billhook, , brushing hook and broom hook. In American English a billhook may sometimes be called a "fascine knife".

Made on a small scale in village smithies and in larger industrial sites, e.g. Old Iron Works, Mells, the billhook is still relatively common throughout most of western Europe. During the 19th and early 20th centuries the larger manufacturers offered up to