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| cut·lass [ kúttləss ] (plural cut·lass·es) |
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1. short naval sword: a short thrusting sword with a flat and slightly curved blade, used in the past especially by sailors
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2. Caribbean a machete
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| [Late 16th century. Via French cutelas "large knife" < Latin cultellus "small knife" < culter (see coulter)] |
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