cutlass
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈkʌtləs/
Noun

cutlass (plural cutlasses)

  1. (nautical) A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.
    • She could feel Tern’s stare fixed right between her shoulder blades, and knew he was aching to plunge his cutlass there.
  2. A similarly shaped tool; a machete.
Synonyms Translations Verb

cutlass (cutlasses, present participle cutlassing; past and past participle cutlassed)

  1. (transitive) To cut back (vegetation) with a cutlass.



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