cutlass
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French coutelas, from Old French coutel (“knife”) + -as (augmentative suffix)
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈkʌtləs/
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia cutlass (plural cutlasses)
- (nautical) 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.
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Translations [edit]
a short sword with a curved blade
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