cutlass

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French coutelas, from Old French coutel (“knife”) + -as (augmentative suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʌtləs/ === Noun === cutlass (plural cutlasses) (nautical) A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship. A similarly shaped tool; a machete. ==== Synonyms ==== cuttoe hanger ==== Derived terms ==== cutlassfish cutlass bearing ==== Translations ==== === Verb === cutlass (third-person singular simple present cutlasses, present participle cutlassing, simple past and past participle cutlassed) (transitive) To cut back (vegetation) with a cutlass.