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cutlash

cutlash is the obsolete form of cutlass.

Meaning of cutlass

Noun

cutlass (plural cutlasses)

  1. A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.
    • She could feel Tern’s stare fixed right between her shoulder blades, and knew he was aching to plunge his cutlass there.2015 September 1, Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows, →ISBN
  2. A similarly shaped tool; a machete.

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Forms of cutlash

pluralcutlashes

Questions about cutlash

What is cutlash the obsolete form of?
Cutlash is the obsolete form of cutlass.

Words near cutlash in the dictionary

  1. cutization
  2. Cutlack
  3. Cutland
  4. cutlas
  5. cutlases
  6. cutlash
  7. cutlashes
  8. cutlass
  9. cutlass bearing
  10. cutlass bearings
  11. cutlass fish

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