Exact historical dictionary sense
Bill in Webster's 1913 dictionary
The 1913 record labels bill as noun. Its source-bounded etymology and selected historical definition appear below.
WEBSTER 1913noun
Bill
[OE. bile, bille, AS. bile beak of a bird, proboscis; cf. Ir. & Gael. bil, bile, mouth, lip, bird's bill. Cf. Bill a weapon.]
Cross-verified historical senseHeadwordbill
Part of speechnoun
Historical etymology[OE. bile, bille, AS. bile beak of a bird, proboscis; cf. Ir. & Gael. bil, bile, mouth, lip, bird's bill. Cf. Bill a weapon.]
Selected historical definitionA beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.
Signed record IDwebster1913-bill-noun-4ea17c44e6e3
Source locatorCIDE.B, paragraph 5368; Gutenberg eBook 660
Quick answer
In Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), "bill" is labeled noun. Its etymology is recorded as: "[OE. bile, bille, AS. bile beak of a bird, proboscis; cf. Ir. & Gael. bil, bile, mouth, lip, bird's bill. Cf. Bill a weapon.]" The selected historical definition says: "A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal."