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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Bill \Bill\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Billed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Billing.]
1. To strike; to peck. [Obs.]
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2. To join bills, as doves; to caress in fondness. ``As
pigeons bill.'' --Shak.
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To bill and coo, to interchange caresses; -- said of doves;
also of demonstrative lovers. --Thackeray.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Bill \Bill\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Billed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Billing.]
1. To strike; to peck. [Obs.]
2. To join bills, as doves; to caress in fondness. ``As
pigeons bill.'' --Shak.
To bill and coo, to interchange caresses; -- said of doves;
also of demonstrative lovers. --Thackeray.