cutlass.
A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.
Meaning & usage
A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.
A similarly shaped tool; a machete.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French coutelas, from Old French coutel (“knife”) + -as (augmentative suffix).
To cut back (vegetation) with a cutlass.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French coutelas, from Old French coutel (“knife”) + -as (augmentative suffix).
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