cutlass
noun
a short, heavy, slightly curved sword with a single cutting edge, formerly used by sailors.
cutlas
-
a variation of
cutlass.
Example Sentences
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"Your cutlas did it at the pilot-house, sir."
From The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure by William MacLeod Raine
"Hot work," said the Englishman coolly, putting down his rifle and taking up a revolver and a cutlas.
From The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure by William MacLeod Raine
Even Pearse fell under the spell of fierce action; his rapier played among the heavier strokes of cutlas and broad-knife like summer lightning.
From The Pirate Woman by Aylward Edward Dingle
"His arm's just as good as a new wooden one, and his repartee is as sharp as the cutlas that broke the skin on it."
From The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure by William MacLeod Raine
Then with his cutlas he struck a spark and ignited his threads, carefully nursing the tiny flame until he could find a dry stick.
From The Pirate Woman by Aylward Edward Dingle
