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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bayonet \Bay"o*net\, n. [F. bayonnette ba["i]onnette; -- so called it is said because the first bayonets were made at Bayonne.] 1. (Mil.) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offense and defense. Note: Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired. 2. (Mach.) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery. {Bayonet clutch}. See {Clutch}. {Bayonet joint}, a form of coupling similar to that by which a bayonet is fixed on the barrel of a musket. --Knight. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bayonet \Bay"o*net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bayoneted}; p. pr & vb n. {Bayoneting}.] 1. To stab with a bayonet. 2. To compel or drive by the bayonet. To bayonet us into submission. --Burke. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bayonet n : a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon v : stab or kill someone with a bayonet
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