cutlass
Collocations
4ADJ.
naked, over, suspended
VERB + CUTLASS
overboard, plunge
CUTLASS + NOUN
inch
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
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.
In vain the captain threatened to throw him overboard; suspended a cutlass over his naked wrists; Queequeg was the son of a King, and Queequeg budged not.
A similarly shaped tool; a machete.
verb
To cut back (vegetation) with a cutlass.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a short heavy curved sword with one edge
- cutlas
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4She could feel Tern’s stare fixed right between her shoulder blades, and knew he was aching to plunge his cutlass there.
WiktionaryIn vain the captain threatened to throw him overboard; suspended a cutlass over his naked wrists; Queequeg was the son of a King, and Queequeg budged not.
WiktionaryCraigengelt drew his cutlass an inch or two, and then returned it with violence into the scabbard.
Tatoeba · #7752241Kalman struck Boldi in the neck with his cutlass.
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