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cut·lass (kut′ləs)

noun

a short, thick, curving sword with a single cutting edge, formerly used esp. by sailors

Etymology: Fr coutelas, via ? Prov or It coltellaccio < L cultellus, dim. of culter: see colter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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