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cutlass

noun
/ˈkʌtləs/

Etymology

From Middle French coutelas, from Old French coutel (“knife”) + -as (augmentative suffix).

  1. derived from coutelas

Definitions

  1. A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge

    A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.

    • She could feel Tern’s stare fixed right between her shoulder blades, and knew he was aching to plunge his cutlass there.
    • In vain the captain threatened to throw him overboard; suspended a cutlass over his naked wrists; Queequeg was the son of a King, and Queequeg budged not.

  2. A similarly shaped tool

    A similarly shaped tool; a machete.

  3. To cut back (vegetation) with a cutlass.

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Derived

cutlassfish, cutlass bearing

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA