Dictionary entry

Bill (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Bill, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Billed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Billing.] 1. To strike; to peck.

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.