'Cutlass' definitions:
noun
A short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors [syn:
cutlas, cutlass]
- Cutlass \Cut"lass\ (k[u^]t"las), n.; pl. Cutlasses (-[e^]z).
[F. coutelas (cf. It. coltellaccio), augm. fr. L. cuttellus 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}.
[1913 Webster] cutlass fish
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