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CUTLASS (n. pl. -ES)
Definition(s):
- (n.) a short sword with a slightly curved blade
- (n.) a large knife; a machete
Useful information for game players:
- Front hooks: (none)
- Back hooks: (none)
- Anagrams: (none)
- Longer extensions: -ES
- Wraparounds: (none)
- Other Spellings: CUTLAS (n. pl. -ES), CURTALAX (n. pl. -ES)
- Related Forms: (none)
Epilogue:
Stereotypically, pirates are nearly always adorned with a sword, often one with a curved blade and a hilt, properly known as a CUTLASS. Such swords were used both on land and at sea for many hundreds of years, being both easy to use and well-suited to close combat as well as to many everyday tasks requiring a blade. The word came into English in the late 1500s, from the French coutelas and ultimately the Latin cultellus (“knife”) — the same root behind the word CUTLERY. And while CURTALAX may sound like an entirely different kind of weapon, it is merely a corrupted spelling (of the earlier French form) that has survived into modern times.
This week’s theme: Words related to (the popular conception) of pirates and piracy
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