dussack

English

Alternative forms

• dusack

Etymology

From German Dussack, Dussägge, from Czech tesák.

Noun

dussack (plural dussacks)

1. A short cutlass or sabre used in the 16th and 17th centuries.
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) A wooden version of the weapon used for practice.