cutlass
noun /ˈkʌtləs/
/ˈkʌtləs/
- a short sword with a curved metal cutting edge that was used as a weapon by sailors and pirates in the past
Topics War and conflictc2(旧时水手和海盗用的)短剑,短弯刀 词源late 16th cent.: from French coutelas, based on Latin cultellus ‘small knife’, diminutive of culter ‘knife, ploughshare’.