matchet

/ ˈmætʃət /

noun

1. See machete
   an earlier name for machete

Example Sentences

The fur had fallen partly clear of the flesh beneath, and he saw that Bad Dollar's matchet had done its work.

From Project Gutenberg

The Krooboys carried a cutlass-shaped matchet, a by no means despicable weapon when rubbed keen with a file.

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He then told a man who had a sharp matchet to cut off one man's head.

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When the cane is ripe, they proceed to the field, each armed with a matchet.

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A foot or two below him the man with the matchet was coming up, naked to the waist, and half-crazed with rum.

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