cutlass
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9.1
- noun
- /ˈkʌt.ləs/
:
sable
- The shorter of the two held a cutlass in his hand, while the other clasped a bloodstained boarding pike.
Examples
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A piece of rope slithered under her feet, nearly tripping her; she hacked it with her cutlass, and it drew back.
Fiction book (1994) -
Larkin lunged forward and brought her cutlass down on the spot where the axe blow had almost severed the line.
Fiction book (1994) -
You could split a man in two with a stroke of your cutlass.
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Hanging onto the rail with one hand, she began to saw at the line with the cutlass.
Fiction book (1994) -
Dashing about with a cutlass is out of fashion.
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Under his file, the cutlass gleams to a fine edge.
Fiction book (1995) -
And he seizes a cutlass.
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To loot the mounds again, they must break the frozen ground with their cutlasses.
Fiction book (1992) -
Dropping his cutlass, the small but sturdily built man stepped over the sill at the bottom of the doorway.
Fiction book (1992) -
The pirate brandished his cutlass as he prepared to battle the enemy crew.
Synonyms
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1.0
A long metal weapon with a handle used for cutting or stabbing
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7.0
A long sword with a curved blade and one sharp edge used by soldiers on horses and in fencing
A short heavy sword with a curved edge used by sailors
A short broad curved medieval sword with a sharp point used in Europe
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Etymology
The word cutlass comes from an old French word coutelas meaning 'knife', so it began as a name for a strong, knife-like sword. A helpful way to remember it is to think of cut — a short, heavy blade sailors used for cutting and fighting at sea.