bayonet
nounEtymology
Etymology tree French Bayonne Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -ette French baïonnetteder. English bayonet From French baïonnette, named after the French town of Bayonne, where the plug bayonet was invented.
- derived from baïonnette
Definitions
A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the…
A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.
- Fig. 3. Its bayonet, to be fixed by sticking the handle into the muzzle of the musquet.
- “Well, the proper way to kill a man with a bayonet is this: First you thrust it in under the ribs—here.”
A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage…
A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.
To stab with a bayonet.
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To compel or drive by the bayonet.
- to bayonet us into a submission
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