fascine knife

== English == === Etymology === From fascine +‎ knife, from one use of such knives which was to cut wood for fascines and gabions (“cylindrical wicker baskets or cages filled with earth or stones and used in fortifications, etc.”). === Pronunciation === Singular: (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fəˈsiːn ˌnaɪf/, /fæ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /fəˈsin ˌnaɪf/ Hyphenation: fasc‧ine knife Plural: (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fəˈsiːn ˌnaɪvz/, /fæ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /fəˈsin ˌnaɪvz/ Hyphenation: fasc‧ine knives === Noun === fascine knife (plural fascine knives) (military, weaponry, historical) A large, heavy knife or short sword used by 17th- to 19th-century artillery and infantry soldiers as a sidearm and a tool for cutting fascines (“cylindrical bundles of small sticks of wood, used for strengthening purposes”) and other things. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== machete === Further reading === fascine knife on Wikipedia.Wikipedia