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Cutlass

Cutlass Meaning & Definition
Cutlass Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cutlass?

[n] a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cutlass: cutlas

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See Also | blade | brand | steel | sword

Cutlass In Webster's Dictionary

\Cut"lass\ (k[u^]t"las), n.; pl. {Cutlasses} (-[e^]z). [F. coutelas (cf. It. coltellaccio), augm. fr. L. cultellus a small knife, dim. of culter knife. See {Colter}, and cf. {Curtal ax}.] A short, heavy, curving sword, used in the navy. See {Curtal ax}. {Cutlass fish}, (Zo["o]l.), a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish ({Trichiurus lepturus}) of the southern United States and West Indies; -- called also {saber fish}, {silver eel}, and, improperly, {swordfish}.

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