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cutlasses

cutlasses is the plural 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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Questions about cutlasses

What is cutlasses the plural of?
Cutlasses is the plural of cutlass.

Words near cutlasses in the dictionary

  1. cutlass bearing
  2. cutlass bearings
  3. cutlass fish
  4. cutlass fishes
  5. cutlassed
  6. cutlasses
  7. cutlassfish
  8. cutlassfishes
  9. cutlassing
  10. cutler
  11. Cutler Bay

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