单词 | cutlass |
释义 | cutlass Weaponscut·lass /ˈkʌtləs/ noun [countableC] PMWa short sword with a curved blade, used by sailors or pirates in the past 〔旧时水手或海盗使用的〕短剑,短弯刀 Examples from the Corpus cutlass• Pangas were the big cutlasses they used for agriculture-and the violent settling of a quarrel.• Some held bloody cutlasses drooping in their hands.• A swarthy fellow with ringlets was taking a slash at her with a heavy cutlass. (1500-1600) French coutelas, from Old French coutel “knife”, from Latin cultellus |
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