cutlass
Meanings
Noun
- 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.
Verb
- To cut back (vegetation) with a cutlass.
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Origin
- From Middle French coutelas, from Old French coutel + -as (augmentative suffix)
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